Willie Randolph and Bobby Valentine co-managing, or how about the potential for R.A. Dickey pitching to Josh Thole again, or maybe Rubén Tejada getting a hit off Pedro Martínez, or could we see Rey Ordóñez robbing Curtis Granderson of a base hit? All of these are possible following the New York Mets announcement of an Alumni Classic Game on September 13 at Citi Field. The three-inning game will...
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Ten days ago, Pete Alonso was stuck in the longest home run drought of his career. Now, he looks like he’s hit a power surge. The 30-year-old clubbed two homers on Wednesday night, driving in five of the Mets’ six runs in their victory over the Dodgers. Alonso wasted no time getting, smacking a first-pitch slider from Tony Gonsolin over the right field fence for a two-run homer,...
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It’s not easy to bounce back from a two-start stretch where your ERA is north of nine, but tossing six dominant, shutout innings against arguably the best team in baseball? That’s one way to turn the page. While most Mets fans were fast asleep back on the East Coast, Griffin Canning was wide awake and dealing. The right-hander blanked the Dodgers on Wednesday night, muscling through six innings...
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Blade Tidwell was solid in a Syracuse win backed by a Drew Gilbert RBI triple, Jonah Tong dominated in the Rumble Ponies win, Brooklyn was nearly no-hit in their loss, and St. Lucie was rained out in Wednesday’s slate of games. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (28-31) 7, Buffalo Bisons (23-34) 6 BOX SCORE CF Drew Gilbert – 1-for-2, 3B, 1 R, 1 RBI (15), 2 BB, CS (2) (.664 OPS) 3B Luis De Los Santos...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Despite injuries to their starting rotation throughout the season, the Mets lead MLB in team ERA. The Mets rotation is rolling, but New York’s staff is getting some reinforcements to help make their pitching attack even stronger. Frankie Montas has begun making rehab starts and now Sean Manaea is expected to make his first rehab start for High-A Brooklyn this...
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