The New York Mets made a couple of pitching decisions late on Saturday night when they sent right-handed pitches Jose Butto, Connor Grey, Eric Orze, and Grant Hartwig, as well as lefty Josh Walker, to minor-league camp. The Mets will still need to figure out who will be the fifth starter as well as the last couple of spots in the bullpen. Manager Buck Showalter believes that the last 10 days of...
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According to Tim Healey of Newsday reports that the Mets have scratched Kodai Senga from his start tonight against the Nationals in West Palm Beach. The Mets say Senga is dealing with discomfort at the base of his right index finger. John Curtiss will start in his place. Senga was slated to make his second Grapefruit League start after going two innings allowing run one and striking out two...
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Mets prospects Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio have been two of their best players so far his spring and that continued on Thursday in New York’s 6-4 loss in an exhibition with Team Venezuela. Mauricio had two hits in the game including a double and a run scored as the starting shortstop, a role he could play frequently with Francisco Lindor joining Team Puerto Rico for the World Baseball...
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The New York Mets made it to the World Series in 2015 in large part because of pitcher Matt Harvey and slugger Yoenis Céspedes and on Thursday morning those two were opponents as Italy took on Cuba in the World Baseball Classic. Neither player saw major league time in 2022 with Harvey pitching to a 3.72 ERA in the Orioles’ minor leagues and Céspedes only playing a few games in the...
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The 2023 World Baseball Classic kicked off late Tuesday night in Pool A with Roger Bernandina leading the Kingdom of the Netherlands to a 4-2 win over Cuba in Taiwan. Yoenis Cespedes went 0-for-2 with two walks in the game. Then on Wednesday morning in more Pool A action, Panama surprised the baseball world by blowing out Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) 12-5 behind two scoreless innings by starter...
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