After another outing on Saturday where Edwin Diaz surrendered a home run, manager Mickey Callaway would not commit to keeping the right-hander as the set closer going forward. According to Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports, Callaway did not say “no” when asked if the team could consider flipping the red hot Seth Lugo and Diaz’s roles out of the bullpen. When a follow up question was...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Washington Nationals have signed former Met T.J. Rivera to a minor league deal and assigned him to Double-A Harrisburg. Rivera, 31 in October, was released by the Mets on March 9 after struggling to come back from a partially torn UCL and an elbow sprain he endured in the 2017 season. After being cut by the Mets, Rivera signed with the Long Island...
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The Mets announced on Twitter Sunday that they have placed right-handed pitcher Jacob Rhame on the injured list with elbow discomfort and recalled left-hander Donnie Hart from Triple-A Syracuse. Rhame, 26, has appeared in five games for the Mets this year and owns a 4.26 ERA in 6.1 innings pitched. The Georgia native was just recalled from Triple-A on Saturday when New York sent Tyler Bashlor...
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@BigHaloFan72 asks… Who do you think is more likely to be let go first, Mickey Callaway or Brodie Van Wagenen. Rob Piersall answers… Hey, thank you for the question! I think that Mickey Callaway will be gone before Brodie Van Wagenen. At this point, it seems as though Callaway will at least finish out the year at the helm for the Mets, but once the season is over they will let him...
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After hitting .350/.480/.650 through his first five professional games with the Gulf Coast League Mets, 2019 first round pick was quickly moved up to rookie level Kingsport. In his first four games with Kingsport, however, Brett Baty went hitless, but he now looks like he’s finding his groove. The 19-year-old has now hit safely in his last three games, including home runs in his last two....
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