Mets prepared for long wait on Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s decision

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Mets have made known their desire to sign free-agent right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Maybe it’s the fact that Shohei Ohtani‘s decision has brought the Winter Meetings market to a standstill this week, or maybe it’s that general managers are just tired of being so secretive. Whatever the case may be, one day after Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced his club’s pursuit of Ohtani, Mets president of ops David Stearns spoke openly about his club’s efforts to sign Yamamoto. Stearns confirmed that he traveled to Japan with owner Steve Cohen to meet with Yamamoto…

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