MLB in brief: Seth Lugo in demand | The Yankees have a lot of interest in Juan Soto

Seth Lugo in demand

His 2023 season in San Diego helped.

The Yankees have a lot of interest in Juan Soto

Obviously.

How many hopefuls will it take to get him out of San Diego? Two top-100 hopefuls?

John Gibbons helped bring Gary Carter to New York

The fact that he was injured when he was trying to break through with the Mets forced the club to go for the catcher from the Expos. And today, Gibby is back as the Mets’ bench coach.

New Mets bench coach John Gibbons is indirectly responsible for the team’s trade for Gary Carter. Gibbons, a former 1st round pick had his knee banged up at the end of spring training in 1984. Was going to be #1 catcher. Started year on DL, struggled, Mets made trade next Dec.

— Howie Rose (@HowieRose) November 23, 2023

Yoshinobu Yamamoto at the Lakers game

All his movements are scrutinized.

The generosity of the Diamondbacks

Clubs receive money when they play in the playoffs. Players in Arizona took the opportunity to reward club employees.