Mets starting pitcher Seth Lugo has been placed on the 10-day disabled list (retroactive to August 11) with a right shoulder impingement. Robert Gsellman, who has been rehabbing a hamstring injury, will start Wednesday in his stead. Lugo, 27, has had an up-and-down season for the Mets as he heads to the disabled list for the second time in 2017. In 12 games he’s gone 5-3 with a 4.85 ERA,...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017 • 7:05 p.m. Yankee Stadium • Bronx, N.Y. RHP Jacob deGrom (13-5, 3.21) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (6-7, 3.39) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets dropped the first game of the Subway Series on Monday, and would you believe me if I told you it had nothing to do with Rafael Montero? Montero allowed just two runs over six innings and besides the fourth...
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The Mets on Tuesday announced a pair of minor league acquisitions, acquiring outfielder Travis Snider from the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash, and signing right-handed pitcher Neil Wagner. Both players will report to Triple-A Las Vegas. Snider, 29, most recently appeared in the major leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015. At the time of the trade, Snider was playing for Texas’...
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It’s been five years since anyone in baseball has recorded a 30/30 season, the rare feat of hitting 30 home runs while stealing 30 bases. The last two players to reach the milestone were Mike Trout and Ryan Braun in 2012, who both finished second in their league in MVP voting. Dating back to 2007, only 12 players have reached that mark, including beloved Met third baseman David Wright in...
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When the Mets shipped second baseman Neil Walker off to the Milwaukee Brewers, the team saved $3 million. New York will pay the Brewers $1,699,454 on Sept. 30, according to the Associated Press. Walker had $4,699,454 left of his $17.2 million salary at the time of the trade. It has been a disappointing year for the Mets, who currently sit at 53-63 and are way out of contention. The team chose to...
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