Author: Alexis Farinacci

DeGrom Dominant in Spring Debut

Jacob deGrom was on the mound Tuesday night for the Mets in his spring debut, and he was dominant and looked to be in top form and ready for the start of the season. He threw two shutout innings as the Mets blanked the Astros on Tuesday night under the lights of Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. DeGrom pitched the opening two innings against the Astros. He struck out five and gave up just one hit...

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Marlins Blank Mets on Scherzer’s Stellar Spring Debut

The Mets’ bats were quiet on Monday as they snuck out just two hits against the Marlins, a lead-off double by Luis Guillorme in the first inning and a one-out single by Jake Mangum in the ninth. The Mets produced just five base runners all day as they were shut out by the Marlins. But the story of the day was Mets starter Max Scherzer who looked really solid in his Mets Spring debut. He struck...

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Jacob DeGrom Wows in Live BP

Per Tim Healey of Newsday Sports, Jacob deGrom faced a few batters Thursday at Clover Park: Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil were two of them, and he struck them both out. DeGrom struck out Lindor on three pitches and McNeil on four. Lindor walked away saying, “WOW!” about how deGrom was looking. After at least touching deGrom with a check-swing foul ball, McNeil was heard saying, “Yes! I touched...

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Morning Briefing: Flurry of Moves Saturday

Good morning, Mets fans! Saturday was a busy day for free agency and trades. The Mets were part of today’s trade buzz, trading pitching prospects J.T. Ginn and Adam Oller to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt. Check out a collection of some of the more minor deals in our free agency thread here. Today is expected to be another busy day for clubs as...

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The New 12-Team Postseason Explained

As part of the new collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the players association, MLB postseason play has officially been expanded to 12 teams effective this season. Per the new postseason format, the No. 1 seed in each league will go to the team with the best overall record, with the No. 2 seed being the team with the second-best record among division winners. Those...

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