The New York Mets announced that Zack Wheeler has no structural damage in his right elbow and that he has been diagnosed with sensory nerve irritation. Doctors administered a cortisone shot and Wheeler will remain idle for 48 hours. He will be allowed to pitch once he feels comfortable enough to begin throwing again. Wheeler, 26, was initially expected to return right after the All-Star break....
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Left fielder Michael Conforto made it perfectly clear he wants to remain with the team as rumors swirl about a possible demotion to Triple-A Las Vegas. “I want to be here and I want to help the team win, help us get out of this tough time we’re having,” Conforto told the New York Post after the Mets were swept by the Braves at Citi Field. “It’s out of my control. All I can do is go out there and...
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Manager Terry Collins was released from a Milwaukee hospital Monday after completing an overnight stay for precautionary tests. Collins, 67, got a clean bill of health and all his tests came back negative, the team announced. He took a flight back to New York and will return to the dugout on Tuesday when the Mets open a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field. Previous...
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Neither of the Mets catchers have great batting lines at the moment, but with Travis d’Arnaud coming off the disabled list relatively soon, the competition for the backup job is heating up. For the first time in over a year, Kevin Plawecki’s status as the top reserve is in jeopardy and Rene Rivera may just snatch it from him. Plawecki is hitting just .200/.304/.280 on the year while...
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As good as the Mets pitching staff has been of late, they have their work cut out for them this weekend and early next week against the Dodgers and the White Sox. On Friday, the Mets will face baseball’s top pitching prospect — left-hander Julio Urias. Just 19 years old, Urias has pitched only 263.1 minor league innings over four seasons. He owns a 1.10 ERA in 41 Triple-A innings...
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