Mets Morning News: Zack Wheeler returns to the mound, and there’s a bizarre Tebow stalker story

Meet the Mets

Zack Wheeler made his return to the mound for the Mets, and while it wasn’t a flawless effort, it was a step in the right direction.

A woman who claimed to be in a relationship with Tim Tebow managed to breach security twice at the Mets’ spring training complex in Port St. Lucie.

Yoenis Cespedes is aiming to be the MVP this year.

Matt Harvey is trying to get the velocity back on his fastball.

Jacob deGrom will look to use his changeup more in 2017.

The New York Times ran a profile on Sandy Alderson.

MLB.com spoke to Alderson about analytics.

Former Met Ryan Church on the concussion that ended his career.

Around the NL East

Braves Opening Day tickets were gone in sixty seconds.

The Phillies’ new acquisition Clay Buchholz is looking to refine his high fastball.

The Twins buried the Marlins under eight runs in their game on Friday.

Around MLB

Blue Jays reliever T.J. House was hit in the head with a comebacker during a spring training game and had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.

Team USA pulled out a win over Columbia in the World Baseball Classic, avoiding an upset.

In very sad news, Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis learned his testicular cancer had spread and left Rockies camp yesterday to seek aggressive treatment.

Albert Pujols played his first game for the Angels yesterday since returning from foot surgery.

Clint Frazier got a haircut because the Yankees dislike fun.

Ten Dodgers games will be shown on broadcast TV in LA this spring because Spectrum and SportsNetLA are continuing their standoff with other cable providers over licensing fees and Dodgers games have not been available in most households in LA since 2014.

Joel Sherman writes about Mike Trout’s baffling lack of celebrity.

Angel Pagan had a deal in place with the Orioles before failing a physical.

Yesterday at AA

Steve Schreiber brought you the first King of Spring Training update.

This Date in Mets History

The Mets picked up their first-ever win of any kind on this date back in spring training in 1962.