New York Mets

  Major league pitcher Dock Ellis became a household name for various reasons aside from his prodigious talent on the mound. Ellis, who later in life became a drug counselor, is perhaps best known for pitching a no-hitter game while high on LSD. Dock Phillip Ellis Jr. was born March 11, 1945 in Los Angeles, […]

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has auctioned off for $1.3 million the deferred compensation agreement that was part of Darryl Strawberry‘s 1985-90 contact with the New York Mets. St. Louis-based IRS spokesman Michael Devine says the winning bidder Tuesday in Fairview Heights, Illinois, chose to remain anonymous. The minimum bid was […]

The New York Mets organization has been accused of discriminating against one of its former top executives for being unmarried and pregnant. Leigh Castergine, the senior vice president of ticket sales, has filed suit against the organization for allegedly frowning upon her decision to have a baby out of wedlock. The New York Daily News […]