Down in West Palm Beach, Florida, the New York Mets (4-2) had lefty José Quintana make his 2024 spring training debut against the Houston Astros (3-4). Overall, Quintana struggled to find his command as the Mets offense was held in check by seven different Houston pitchers as the Astros picked up a 2-1 victory. After Quintana erased a leadoff walk to José Altuve with a Yordan Álvarez double play...
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Thursday, February 29, 2024 • 6:05 PM CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches • West Palm Beach, FL LHP José Quintana (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Ronel Blanco (1-0, 0.00) The Mets play on the road for the second time this spring as they head to West Palm Beach to take on the Astros. This will also be the Met’s first night game of the spring, which generally does not occur until later in March. This...
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The New York Mets had seven players who made their major league debut in 2023, and with the organization focused on giving young players a chance, we could see that many in 2024 as well. Let’s take a look at the players who could make the leap to the big leagues with the Mets in 2024, which figures to be a mixture of top prospects and potential depth pieces. 40-Man Roster Players The Mets...
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Non-roster invitations generally fall into one of two larger buckets: prospects and veteran players. José Iglesias falls into the veteran bucket and is a great name to remember if you do the Immaculate Grid daily. Iglesias was signed by the Red Sox in 2009 and would make his major league debut for the Red Sox at just 21 years old in 2011. In 2013, he was part of a three-team trade that sent him...
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Welcome to the first 3 Up, 3 Down of the 2024 season! It has been a near-perfect start to spring training for the Mets, who are 4-1 in Grapefruit League play heading into Thursday’s game against the Astros. Granted, results don’t really matter all that much in spring training, but performances and trends do. There have been plenty of positives for the Mets on that front. Not...
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