NJ.com | Brendan Kuty: Former Yankees manager Buck Showalter officially signed on to manage the Mets, inking a three-year deal in Queens. Kuty opines that it lends the Yankees’ crosstown rivals a level of credibility that they haven’t seen in a while, after years of drifting with Luis Rojas and Mickey Callaway at the helm since Terry Collins’ departure. The Mets’ brain trust is now full of one-time Yankee decision makers, with Showalter reporting to GM Billy Eppler (a former Yankees assistant GM).
ESPN | Jesse Rogers: A couple days ago, MLB and MLBPA representatives met for the first time during the lockout.