Update – August 1 Asdrubal Cabrera, who left Sunday’s game against Colorado with a patella tendon strain in his left knee, will have an MRI on Monday according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag. Additionally, as expected the Mets have called up Matt Reynolds from Triple-A Las Vegas. We’ll know a lot more on the severity of the injury sometime this afternoon. Original Report –...
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New York Mets rookie southpaw, Steven Matz pitched through his bone spur issues in Thursday’s 4-3 thrilling victory over the Chicago Cubs. Matz showed improvement over his previous start as he pitched through the pain that comes with his bone spur. Before he took the mound, Matz was treated with anti-inflammatory medication to get him through his outing with reduced pain and discomfort....
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New York Mets rookie, Brandon Nimmo came through in a big way in Thursday’s 4-3 comeback victory over the Chicago Cubs. Sitting atop the order in his Citi Field debut, Nimmo helped to electrify a stagnant Mets offense. Nimmo, 23, who was 1-for-4 on the night, saved his hit for the biggest at-bat of the game. Coming up with runners on first and second in the seventh and the team trailing by...
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Exactly two weeks ago, the Mets season took a turn for the worse when third baseman David Wright underwent a cervical discectomy and fusion procedure on his neck to repair a herniated disk. Mets fans and media alike rushed to the proverbial Panic City with proclamations that Wright was “finished” and that the Mets’ season would go by the wayside. In the midst of all the...
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Terry Collins, who cited a lack of options, found himself not just having to put Alejandro De Aza in the starting lineup in last night’s 4-2 loss to the Washington Nationals, but in the critical leadoff spot as Curtis Granderson was scratched due to a right calf-strain. A spot normally put aside for a player capable of getting on base with some sort of regularity, De Aza found himself in...
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