Yoenis Cespedes is planning to have a big season after missing all of 2019 and the majority of 2018. The New York Mets outfielder told ESPN analyst Eduardo Perez that he’s going to hit more than 40 home runs, at the very least. Perez later retold this story on MLB Network Radio.
It’s worth noting that Perez was one of the final candidates during the recent managerial search in Flushing.
“I had spoken to Yoenis and he’s hungry,” Perez said.
“If you do add Yoenis Cespedes, a guy that verbally told me, ‘I’m ready and I’m going to go out with a bang this year.