Author: Michael Mayer

WBC Game Thread: Pool A Action Begins

The fifth installment of the World Baseball Classic begins on Tuesday night at 11:00 p.m. ET with Cuba playing the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Taiwan as part of Pool A. Cuba (0-0) vs Netherlands (0-0) – Pool A RHP Yariel Rodríguez vs. RHP Tom de Blok Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung, Taiwan Tuesday, March 7, 11:00 PM, FS1 The Cuban team includes big leaguers Yoan...

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Eduardo Escobar Plays Left Field

One of the things to watch coming into Mets camp was how hard third base prospect Brett Baty was going to push to be included on the Opening Day roster and the early answer is very. Baty, 23, albeit in a small sample size, has been one of the best players on offense for the Mets through seven games. The left-handed hitter got his spring off to a good start with two hits in an intrasquad game and...

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Spring Notes: Escobar Could Play LF, Verlander to Start Saturday

Buck Showalter talked to reporters on Monday before the Mets took on the St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter with David Peterson on the mound. Here are the important notes from the Mets’ second-year manager: Escobar in The Outfield? Showalter said that third baseman Eduardo Escobar could play in a game on Tuesday in left field, though he’s not sure if it will be a Grapefruit League game...

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Mets Intrasquad Game Thread, 1:10 PM

Friday, February 24, 2023 • 1:10 P.M. Clover Park• Port St. Lucie, Florida LHP Joey Lucchesi vs. RHP RHP Dominic Hamel SNY (streaming on YouTube) The Mets kick-off action (kind of) in Port St. Lucie with an intrasquad game at Clover Park on Friday afternoon. Mets Lineup Pete Alonso 1B Eduardo Escobar 3B Francisco Lindor SS Jeff McNeil 2B Omar Narváez C Abraham Almonte RF Mark Canha LF Tommy Pham...

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Senga Throws 52 Pitches, Hits 96 MPH in Bullpen

  The New York Mets added a talented Japanese pitcher to their rotation in December of last year when they signed right-hander Kodai Senga to a five-year, $75 million deal. Senga will join a rotation that also features two aces in Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander and veterans Carlos Carrasco and Jose Quintana. Senga took the mound on Thursday for a bullpen session at Clover Park. The Mets...

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