The New York Mets (2-0) defeated the St. Louis Cardinals (0-2) this afternoon by a score of 6-2 at Citi Field. The Mets record improves to 2-0 on the season, which is the first time they have done so since 2013. Pitching: Jacob deGrom had a solid first outing today while throwing 101 pitches in his first start. He tossed 5.2 innings, gave up four hits, struck out seven, walked one, and only gave...
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The New York Mets announced on Saturday, that beginning today and throughout the rest of the 2018 season, the team will wear a patch on the right sleeve on their home and away uniforms honoring Rusty Staub, who passed away on Thursday. The round patch features the autograph of Rusty Staub in orange on a black field. Staub compiled a lifetime .279/.362/.431 batting line with a 124 OPS+, 2,716...
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Saturday, March 31, 2018 • 1:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Michael Wacha (12-9, 4.13 in 2017) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (15-10, 3.53 in 2017) SNY • MLBN • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 Forty-five. That’s the approximate amount of hours it has been since the Mets have played a ball game by today’s scheduled first pitch. Have you missed them yet? The Mets started the...
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With the Mets having traded a majority of their veteran players from the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Yoenis Cespedes is now a senior member of this squad. He has embraced this role. With a fresh look team, including a new manager, a new coaching staff and new faces such as Todd Frazier and Adrian Gonzalez, a mindset has been instilled in the Mets: Be accountable and do your job. “Everybody is doing...
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It’s easy to forget how awesome Michael Conforto’s 2017 season was for several reasons. For starters, it ended with him writhing in pain on the ground with a dislocated shoulder, a crashing hault to his breakout campaign. Another was how the Mets season devolved into irrelevance. But in many ways, Conforto was, and still is, a rising star. The 24-year old slashed .279/.384/.555 with...
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