According to Marc Carig of Newsday, Matz will need surgery for ulnar nerve repositioning in his pitching elbow and will miss the remainder of the season. Jacob deGrom underwent a similar surgery last season and returned by Spring Training. The Mets hope the same will hold true for Matz. Original report – 5:29 p.m. Steven Matz is likely headed to the DL, Terry Collins told reporters this...
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Jeurys Familia will pitch on back-to-back days this week as he looks to return to the Mets after three months on the disabled list. Familia will appear in the Brooklyn Cyclones’ Tuesday and Wednesday night games. He has already made two rehab appearances for the High-A St. Lucie Mets. On Saturday, he tossed a scoreless inning, striking out three and clocking a 98 mile per hour fastball. He...
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The New York Mets announced they have received right-handed pitching prospect Jacob Rhame from the Dodgers as the Player to be Named in the Curtis Granderson deal early Saturday morning. Rhame, 24, has pitched 41 games for the Dodgers Triple-A affiliate Oklahoma City in 2017, registering an 0-2 record with a 4.31 ERA. At the time of the trade, MLB Pipeline had Rhame as the Dodgers No. 28...
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Jeffrey Loria has agreed to sell the Miami Marlins to a group led by businessman Bruce Sherman and headlined by Derek Jeter, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports. The final selling price will be $1.2 billion. According to Jackson, Sherman will serve as the “managing partner” of the team while Jeter will run the club’s baseball operations. Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal...
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The New York Mets (49-60) were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers (79-32) tonight at Citi Field by a score of 8-0. Pitching Steven Matz took the mound for the Mets and struggled yet again in his 11th start of the year. He gave up three first inning runs and labored through the rest of the night. Justin Turner put the Dodgers further out ahead against of his old team with a two-run shot to left...
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