As the 2019 season creeps up on us, it’s important to start thinking about what social media accounts to follow, besides Bleeding Yankee Blue of course.
Twitter and Instagram are great places to get not only the latest information and chat with other fans, but to have a good laugh as well.
Besides the Mets and Yankees official team accounts, here are some of my favorite New York baseball feeds.
Now before we begin, let me state for the record that I am a Mets fan, but because of the strong, family foundation that is Bleeding Yankee Blue, I was asked to come in as a different voice, to not only bring you perspective on the Mets and Yankees, but on baseball in general. I appreciate that opportunity and am happy to be here! And so... let's begin.
The New York Mets
1. Noah Syndergaard (Twitter: @Noahsyndergaard)
New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard is not afraid to speak his mind and has a serious case of the Twitter fingers. His feed consists of him feuding with Mr. Met, tons of Game of Thrones references, and plenty of his Thor persona. Syndergaard is definitely someone to follow for quality content and a good laugh.
2. Todd Frazier (Twitter: @FlavaFraz21)
Third baseman Todd Frazier is one of the more active Mets players on Twitter. He is always interacting with fans as well as retweeting interesting articles and sports news. I loved him as a Yankee and clearly I love him as a Met, and his Instagram feed is really different because of his authenticity. He shares family photos along with his community connections with fans through his account. Check him out for sure.
3. Mr. Met (Twitter: @MrMet)
Mascot accounts are all a rage. From NCAA to MLB, mascots are posting creative content which promote the teams they represent. The beloved mascot of the not just the Mets, but all of MLB, well all but Syndergaard, Mr. Met has a great variety of content. From his feud with Syndergaard, to hanging out with other mascots, memes, and baseball news, Mr. Met is an account to follow just for some fun.
4. Kevin Clancy (Twitter: @KFCBarstool)
Kevin Clancy, known as KFC, is a Barstool Sports personality that covers the New York sports teams. If you’re a fan of depreciating humor and love to hate the Mets sometimes, he is a great account to follow. Let’s see how long it takes for him to “cuncel” the season this year.
Steve Gelbs is the Mets field reporter for SNY. If you go to Citi Field, you will definitely spot Gelbs around somewhere. He has creative live game tweets, Mets updates, interviews, behind the scenes content and you guessed it, some fun Twitter drama with Syndergaard.
The New York Yankees
Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius is a huge emoji lover. You don’t want to root for the Yankees just for a win, you want to root them on so that you can see one of Gregorius’ amazing #startspreadingthenews tweets. With the constant addition of new emojis, I think we’re all interested to see with what he comes up with this season. Hopefully he will tweet even while he is recovering from Tommy John surgery.
2. Gary Sanchez (Instagram: @elgarysanchez)
Yankees catcher, Gary Sanchez, the Kracken, has a great mix of life updates, fan art, and gameday pictures of teammates and himself. Not only that, but he is always updating his Insta story. Hoping to see some entertaining content from Sanchez this season.
3. Giancarlo Stanton (Instagram: @giancarlo818)
Like baseball pics? Funny videos? Cool selfies? Then you should definitely follow outfielder Giancarlo Stanton on Instagram. Not only does he like to poke fun at himself, he has some cool pictures with some of your baseball favorites.
4. Doug Stroup (Twitter: @dougstro)
Bleeding Yankee Blue avid reader and die-hard Yankees fan, Doug Stroup has a great variety of original tweets, as well as retweets from other Yankees accounts. He also has an interesting spin to his account and as a Yankee season ticket holder, he gets some exclusive behind the scenes pics with our favorites in the broadcast booth and on the field. He also participates in charity events and brings his passion for the game and the Yankees to his posts. Follow Doug.
5. Rookie the Batdog (Twitter: @BatdogRookie)
If you love dogs, you love mascots and you love baseball, then following Rookie the Batdog is a no brainer. Rookie works with Double-A Yankee affiliate Trenton Thunder and is always posting the cutest pictures! Definitely give this good boy a follow for a different perspective and some scenes from the farm.
These are some of my favorite baseball accounts, which all add a little extra spice to my sports feed on social media. Hope you will consider these as you ready yourself for the 2019. And don't forget to #FollowFriday and share the love.
--Missy O'Rourke
BYB Contributor
Twitter: @missy_orourke
2. Gary Sanchez (Instagram: @elgarysanchez)
3. Giancarlo Stanton (Instagram: @giancarlo818)
Like baseball pics? Funny videos? Cool selfies? Then you should definitely follow outfielder Giancarlo Stanton on Instagram. Not only does he like to poke fun at himself, he has some cool pictures with some of your baseball favorites.
4. Doug Stroup (Twitter: @dougstro)
Bleeding Yankee Blue avid reader and die-hard Yankees fan, Doug Stroup has a great variety of original tweets, as well as retweets from other Yankees accounts. He also has an interesting spin to his account and as a Yankee season ticket holder, he gets some exclusive behind the scenes pics with our favorites in the broadcast booth and on the field. He also participates in charity events and brings his passion for the game and the Yankees to his posts. Follow Doug.
5. Rookie the Batdog (Twitter: @BatdogRookie)
If you love dogs, you love mascots and you love baseball, then following Rookie the Batdog is a no brainer. Rookie works with Double-A Yankee affiliate Trenton Thunder and is always posting the cutest pictures! Definitely give this good boy a follow for a different perspective and some scenes from the farm.
These are some of my favorite baseball accounts, which all add a little extra spice to my sports feed on social media. Hope you will consider these as you ready yourself for the 2019. And don't forget to #FollowFriday and share the love.
--Missy O'Rourke
BYB Contributor
Twitter: @missy_orourke
