After a thrilling 4-3 extra-innings victory over the Netherlands on Monday night, Puerto Rico has tapped Seth Lugo of the New York Mets to start in the WBC championship game on Wednesday. Which team will face Puerto Rico will be decided tonight when the United States battles Japan for that final and cherished spot. The game will be televised on MLB Network at 9:00 PM ET. Lugo, 26, has performed...
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Good Morning Mets Fans. The Metropolitans have a day off today but will be in action on Wednesday to take on the Miami Marlins. Both Steven Matz and Zack Wheeler are scheduled to appear in tomorrow’s Grapefruit League game. LATEST METS NEWS Matt Harvey took a step forward on Monday, throwing 4.1 innings. He allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out four and tossing 74 pitches....
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The World Baseball Classic advances to the Semi-Finals the final four teams will battle it out on Monday and Tuesday with the winners of each matchup heading to the Championship Game on Wednesday. The first of those two games is tonight at 9:00 PM ET, with the the Netherlands taking on Puerto Rico. RHP Rick Van Den Hurk will toe the rubber for the Netherlands while Puerto Rico counters with...
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I am leaning against the Mets dugout in Port St. Lucie, sunglasses on, arms folded, watching David Wright’s every move, hoping I don’t look like some freakish stalker. This is the closest I’ll get to “seeing” him for a while. Wright is perched on the batting cage watching others hit. Finally, he enters the cage and I zero in, looking for something, anything out of the ordinary. He takes 10...
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Pitching: Looking to reverse his fortunes on the first day of Spring, Matt Harvey got the start and showed signs of progress returning from surgery to alleviate thoracic outlet syndrome. He pitched 4.1 innings, allowing three earned runs on seven hits and striking out four while touching 96 mph on the gun. After allowing a solo home run to catcher James McCann and scattered singles in the first...
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