Month: March 2018

Morning Briefing: A Bullpen Stacked With Starters?

Good morning Mets fans! The Mets will host the Washington Nationals at First Data Field at 1:10 p.m. in the first spring matchup of 2018 between the two division rivals. The game will be televised on SNY. Rafael Montero gets the start for the Mets. The Mets also travel to West Palm Beach today to play the Houston Astros at 6:05 p.m. with no TV coverage. Robert Gsellman gets the start in the...

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Alderson Believes In Mets, Alludes to ‘15 Success

The biggest surprise team this season in the major leagues? Well that would be the New York Mets according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Mets GM Sandy Alderson doesn’t think it’s that crazy of a though either, “Look, the Nationals have a good team and I’d expect them to be favored, but we beat them in ‘15 with a similar cast of characters. We can do it again.’’ The Mets won...

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Juan Lagares Will Play Center On Friday

New York Mets Manager Mickey Callaway said that outfielder Juan Lagares will make his spring debut on Friday after the team’s 3-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday. Lagares has been out with a tight hamstring but recently did some running without any setbacks. He will be playing center field tomorrow. We will finally get a look at the revamped swing from Lagares after he spent the...

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Spring Training Recap: Mets Fall To Marlins, 3-2

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins, 3-2, this afternoon in their Grapefruit League matchup at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, FL. Pitching Jason Vargas made his first appearance of the spring in his return to the Mets. He ran into a bit of trouble but, overall, the proficient location of his off-speed pitches got him out of trouble. After a Braxton Lee leadoff base-hit, Vargas was...

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Conforto Celebrates Birthday With Soft Toss, Smith Jogs Without Setbacks

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto has progressed to the next step in his recovery with soft toss for the first time since his shoulder surgery. Conforto, turned 25 today, did 25 front tosses and 15 swings off a tee as well. Conforto previously said that he has no intentions to rush a return to the team and said that May 1 is his target date. As GM Sandy Alderson intimated earlier in the...

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