What a difference year makes, right? At this time last year, we were still waiting for the Mets and all other MLB clubs to officially begin Spring Training because of the lockout. But this time around, we’ve had the pleasure of a normal offseason. As an added bonus, the 2023 World Baseball Classic will give us meaningful baseball even earlier than Opening Day, which is March 30th.
WBC rosters were officially announced on Thursday evening, and there are quite a few current and former Mets players/coaches involved in the tournament. MLB Pipeline’s Jacob Resnick did the Lord’s work by tallying up every single person with Mets ties who will be participating.