Author: Alexis Farinacci

Loup, Eickhoff Do Their Best Before Bullpen Lets Lead Slip

Aaron Loup and Jerad Eickhoff combined to throw 4 2/3 innings of work Sunday afternoon in the New York Mets’ first-half finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates. There was some talk about Jacob deGrom potentially working in an opener type of role since he’d have a long layoff between his last start and his next one to open up the second half, but that didn’t happen. New...

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Morning Briefing: Ronald Acuna Jr. to Undergo Season-Ending Surgery

Good morning, Mets fans! The Atlanta Braves announced on Saturday that Ronald Acuna Jr. underwent an MRI which revealed a completer right ACL tear. Acuna Jr. will undergo season-ending surgery. In lighter news, it’s draft day! Today the Mets will welcome some young talent to the organization. Their draft starts off with the No. 10 overall pick in this weekend’s 2021 MLB draft. Latest Mets News...

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Nationals’ Home Run Barrage Buries Mets 8-4, NL East Lead Cut to Three

The Mets and Nationals met on Monday for a quick one-game series in Washington that was a makeup game from the April 3, 2021 postponement. It wasn’t a pleasant night for New York as the Nats powered five home runs to defeat the Mets, 8-4. The Nats got to .500 after the win and only trail the Mets by three games in the NL East. Right-handed pitcher Jerad Eickhoff got the ball for the Mets...

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Marcus Stroman Struggles To Find A Groove Against Phillies

Marcus Stroman’s grandmother passed away on Friday. He took the mound for the first time on Sunday since that happened in what we all figured would be a very emotional outing for him. The right-hander struggled, making it through just three innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, as he was never able to settle in and find a groove or his command. If we discount the rain delay debacle on April...

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Morning Briefing: Marcus Stroman Takes the Mound For the First-Place Mets

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets and Phillies close out their weekend series this afternoon at Citi Field. It will be Marcus Stroman getting the ball for the Mets after an injury scare in his last outing that turned out to be nothing serious. Latest Mets News Mojo Hill of Metsmerized was on the Mets’ Zoom press conference on Saturday in which manager Luis Rojas stated that Carlos Carrasco threw...

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