New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz got the start tonight for the Advanced-A St. Lucie Mets in his first rehab appearance. Matz threw three innings, allowing one run on two hits, two walks and three strikeouts. He tossed 53 pitches while sitting 93-94 MPH with his fastball and topping out at 95. He also got a strike out looking on a knee buckling curveball and mixed in his changeup as well....
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The Mets have surely had their share of injuries since the 2010 season. It seems like the injury situation on the Mets gets worse by the year. Jerry Crasnick of ESPN wrote a story regarding the injuries the Mets sustain yearly. The Mets have lost the second most wins above replacement to the disabled list from 2010-2016 according to Nathan Currier of MansGamesLost.com. Roughly 25% of their...
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The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have signed right-handed starter Doug Fister according to Chris Cotillo of SB Nation. It’s a Major League deal, what Fister had been looking for this entire offseason and into the season. Fister, 33, went 12-13 with a 4.64 ERA, 1.43 WHIP in 32 starts over 180.1 innings last year for the Houston Astros. He also posted a 4.75 FIP, the worst since his first...
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Major League Baseball and Facebook have come to an agreement to broadcast a blackout-free game every Friday, the Wall Street Journal’s Jared Diamond reports. The agreement will begin this Friday with the Reds-Rockies game. This marks the second such agreement the league has struck with a social media network. The league has been broadcasting weekly Friday games on Twitter since last year....
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It’s getting late early for the Mets. With each passing bullpen implosion, every five-inning start and every crushing loss, it’s starting to look like this summer will be a non-competitive one. To say the Mets have underperformed would be the understatement of the century; they were supposed to be contenders this year. If the Mets can’t dig themselves out of this hole, the...
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