As reported as a done deal by an ESPN reporter this morning, just three weeks after he was reported to have inked a 3-year, $89.7 million contract extension deal with the Chicago Cubs, it was confirmed this morning by ESPN that the franchise first baseman for the Chicago Cubs has officially paid the Chicago Cubs $50.4 million in cash for his contract to be terminated with immediate effect in favor of him to ink a 5-year blockbuster worth $280.6 million with the New York Mets. As MLB confirmed too, it was confirmed that the franchise first baseman inked the deal after his conference meeting with the New York Mets this morning, but unfortunately…

Daniel Murphy set for regular season role in Mets’ broadcast booth
SNY will utilize Murphy in the regular season, starting with a series in Washington in late April.

Daniel Murphy is here for the long haul.

After joining SNY’s spring training coverage in 2024, the former Mets second baseman is set to finish out this year’s spring training in the booth once again. Back in August, we speculated about Murphy’s potential as the future of the Mets’ broadcast booth — and it now looks like that vision is becoming a reality.

In addition to wrapping up New York’s Spring Training before the team heads to Houston for Opening Day, Daniel Murphy will return to the booth in late April. According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Murphy will join Gary Cohen — and potentially Ron Darling or Keith Hernandez — for a series against another one of his former teams, the Washington Nationals.

Per Puma, SNY plans to make Murphy a regular presence during the season, although the number of games that entails, aside from the Washington series, is still up in the air.

Hernandez, however, isn’t looking to step away just yet.