Topic: New York Mets

Marlins to debut new ballpark in 2012 opener

Major League Baseball will open the 2012 season with the renamed Miami Marlins making their debut in a new home ballpark against St. Louis on April 4 under a schedule announced on Wednesday.The Florida Marlins, as they have been known since being ...

Dykstra pleads innocent to indecent exposure charges

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he exposed himself to a string of women who answered his Craigslist employment ads.The 48-year-old former ballplayer entered not guilty pleas to two ...

Mets deal for $200 mil collapses

The New York Mets, financially struggling in the wake of investments with Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, announced Thursday that a deal to sell a minority stake in the club for $200 million is off.Talks collapsed with hedge fund manager David Einhorn after ...

Einhorn deal to invest in New York Mets collapses

NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Einhorn has struck out in his attempt to buy a stake in the New York Mets.Einhorn, who runs the hedge fund Greenlight Capital, said on Thursday that his plans to buy a large minority stake in the ...

Reyes returns to Mets seeking NL batting title

NEW YORK (Reuters) - National League batting leader Jose Reyes returned from the disabled list for the New York Mets' lineup on Monday to help his team beat the Florida Marlins 5-1.Reyes was back in his role as the Mets' lead-off hitter ...

Hurricane Irene batters weekend MLB schedule

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A number of Major League Baseball games have been postponed over the weekend as Hurricane Irene moves ominously over the east cost of the United States, it was announced on Friday.The New York Mets were scheduled to host ...
Sports officials postponed and rescheduled events along the Northeast coast of the United States on Friday as Hurricane Irene threatened to bring devastating winds and heavy rain to the region.The US PGA Tour reduced its first season-ending playoff event, The Barclays in ...

Lenny Dykstra charged in L.A. with indecent exposure

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra was charged on Thursday with exposing himself to a string of women who answered his Craigslist employment ads, Los Angeles city prosecutors said on Thursday.The 48-year-old former World Series hero was ...

Judge to rule by September on Madoff Mets owners suit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan overseeing a $1 billion suit against the owners of the New York Mets baseball team by the trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff's firm said on Friday he would decide whether to allow the case ...

Mets lose key players Reyes and Murphy to injuries

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Mets have lost National League batting leader Jose Reyes for a couple of weeks and infielder Daniel Murphy for the season due to injuries, the team said Monday.All-Star shortstop Reyes was put on the 15-day ...