Marcus Stroman looked strong on Sunday through his first three innings of work in the Mets’ series finale against the Cincinnati Reds. He held his opponents scoreless before giving up a run in the fourth and three runs in the sixth to ultimately earn the loss. Stroman’s slider was the story for the right-handed pitcher. It was the one pitch he had working on Sunday afternoon. He was...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Javier Báez made his Mets debut Saturday, and he hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning. He went 1-for-4 on the night. Báez will be the team’s everyday shortstop until Francisco Lindor comes back from an oblique injury. The Mets ultimately beat the Reds 5-4 in extra innings on a game-winning hit by Brandon Drury. You can read a recap of the game here. Now...
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The Mets and Reds opened a three-game series on Friday night at Citi Field and it was “Blackout Night” as the Mets once again dawned their black jerseys by fan request for the first time since 2012. Writers who were at the game, which followed the announcement that the Mets had acquired Javier Baez, said the stadium was “hopping,” and that there was a great energy among the fans, as well as the...
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The MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and to make room for the Mets’ new acquisitions, Javier Baez and Trevor Williams, the Mets made roster moves on Friday night. Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets designated Nick Tropeano and Akeem Bostick for assignment. They also transferred Sean Reid-Foley to the 60-day injured list to clear room on the 40-man roster for Carlos Carrasco’s return on...
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Michael Cerami of Bleacher Nation was first on the report that the Chicago White Sox have acquired right-handed pitcher Craig Kimbrel from the Chicago Cubs. Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the Cubs will get second baseman Nick Madrigal and right-handed pitcher Codi Heuer. Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the White Sox are planning to give Kimbrel, along with Hendriks save...
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