Update 4:00 PM Ronny Cedeno has been placed on the 15-day DL with a strained intercostal muscle. To take Cedeno’s place on the roster, the Mets recalled RHP Jeremy Hefner from Triple-A Buffalo who had been put on the taxi squad earlier. Cedeno, 29, is hitting .250 (3-12) in 10 games, three starts, this season. Hefner, 26, is 2-1 with a 1.96 ERA (four earned runs/18.1 innings) in three games, all...
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For the second week in a row, a member of the Binghamton Mets has been recognized by the Eastern League for their outstanding performance. Last week, pitcher Greg Peavey was named EL Pitcher of the Week. This time around, it’s shortstop Josh Rodriguez who has been named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the time period of April 16th – April 22nd. In a press release sent out...
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Well it looks like manager Terry Collins had his little pow-wow with quasi-closer Frank Francisco on Sunday and two of them passed around a peace pipe resulting in Collins affirming his trust and confidence in Francisco as his closer. “Everybody wants to hear something positive,” Collins said. “I just went to him this morning and said, ‘You’ve got to hang in...
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Ramblings from Henry and Fayette Streets The Week That Was: April 16th to April 23rd The B-Mets began the week with a three game set in Manchester, New Hampshire against the Fisher Cats. They lost two of three against the Cats, their only win coming on Tuesday night, a 10-6 final with Collin McHugh earning his second win of the season. The team made the long drive home after their loss...
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Buffalo 6 – Syracuse 1 Syracuse 1 – Buffalo 0 By Pete Shapiro The Buffalo Bisons split their double-header yesterday with the Syracuse Chiefs, winning the opener by a score of 6-1 behind starter Jeurys Familia (2-1), before dropping the nightcap by a heartbreaking score of 1-0 and making a hard luck loser of Chris Schwinden (2-2). The Bisons record now stands at 9-9 for the year,...
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