Good morning, Mets fans! Today, the New York Mets will play a double dip against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Matt Harvey will pitch in game one of the series while Tommy Milone gets the ball for game two. The Mets were off on Friday, serving food to the first responders in Houston after Hurricane Harvey devastated the area. Latest Mets News The Mets are calling up pitching...
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For the first time since Sept. 2009, the New York Mets suffered 20 losses in a month. The Mets finished August 10-20 to fall even farther below .500 at 58-75 on the season. Possibly the biggest culprit was a bad offense that scored only 117 runs and struck out 24 percent of the time. The Mets wOBA of .300 was the third worst in the majors with only the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Diego Padres...
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The 2017 season may be a blessing in disguise. Yes, it has been frustrating, and the team is no where near where expectations, but in reality, Mets fans got the best possible result for a non-contending team. The team is and has been legitimately out of it. There were no stupid Kris Benson/Victor Zambrano trades. There was no holding on to veterans because there are “a lot of hits left in...
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The New York Mets drafted 17-year-old prep shortstop Mark Vientos with their second round pick in the 2017 draft, and so far the returns have been impressive. Leading into the draft, Vientos was billed as one of the top prep bats available and ranked as the No. 40 prospect of the draft according to Baseball America. The talented Vientos is listed at 6’4”, and while he’s played...
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The New York Mets newly acquired right-handed relievers Jamie Callahan and Jacob Rhame will join the team in Houston this weekend. Callahan will wear No. 43, that Addison Reed previously wore, and Rhame will wear No. 35. Both will be on major league rosters for the first time. Marc Carig of Newsday, is reporting that right-handed starter Robert Gsellman, right-handed reliever Kevin McGowan and...
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