The New York Mets called up their No. 2 prospect Brett Baty on Wednesday and he had an immediate impact with the club in his MLB debut. With a runner on second base in the second inning, No. 22 took Atlanta Braves’ starter Jake Odorizzi deep on the second pitch he saw. Baty drove a 72 MPH curveball 377 feet into right field to give the Mets a 4-0 lead. BRETT BATY HAS HOMERED IN HIS FIRST...
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Francisco Lindor has been outstanding of late, and his performance on Wednesday put him in the record books. The four-time All-Star drove in his 80th and 81st RBIs of the season to tie Jose Reyes’ franchise record for most RBIs in a single season by a shortstop. “The team’s been around a long time. When you start saying that that gets your attention,” said Buck Showalter....
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Daniel Vogelbach has put together some solid games for the New York Mets since being acquired on July 22, with his best game coming against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. The 29-year-old went 2-for-5 with a grand slam that gave the Mets a 6-0 lead in the fifth inning. It was both his first home run as a Met and his first RBIs as a Met. “I’m just trying to keep the same...
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“Very important win,” Brandon Nimmo said after the New York Mets’ 8-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. “Even though it’s against Cincinnati, they made us fight and scratch and claw for everything we got this whole series. They might not have a great record, but they didn’t play like it when they were playing us, so very important for us to get...
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Taijuan Walker provided the New York Mets with his longest start of the season before the team fell 2-0 to the Houston Astros on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field. The 29-year-old put the team on his shoulders for 7 1/3 shutout innings. He limited the Astros to four hits and two walks, while striking out three along the way. While Walker was great, Justin Verlander was even better. The two-time...
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