In an effort to crack down on banned substances, Major League Baseball came out this week and stated that pitchers caught using “sticky substances” including spider tack will receive a 10-game suspension. Mets pitcher Trevor May is the most recent among a handful of pitchers to speak on and give his thoughts on MLB’s decision. He spoke on his vlog and answered questions from fans. “One issue I...
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-UPDATE- As expected, Major League Baseball officially released their plan for cracking down on foreign substances to all 30 teams on Tuesday afternoon, which will officially go into effect with games beginning on June 21st. In the memo, the league cites Rule 3.01 which states, “no player shall intentionally discolor or damage the ball by rubbing it with soil, rosin, paraffin, licorice,...
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The Mets welcomed the Chicago Cubs to Citi Field in New York for a four-game series. It was Jake Arrieta for the Cubs facing David Peterson for the Mets. Peterson was looking for redemption after a rough outing his last time out. Peterson did just that, pitching a near-flawless six innings, giving up just one hit and two walks, no runs over the course of 73 pitches (43 strikes) thrown on Monday...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets and Padres conclude their three-game series in New York this afternoon at 1:10 p.m. ET. It will be Chris Paddack (2-5, 4.27 ERA) for the Padres against Joey Lucchesi (1-4, 5.79 ERA) for the Mets as the Mets look to sweep the three-game series and give James McCann a very happy birthday present! Following this weekend’s series the Mets will remain at home and...
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It was the battle of the Cy-Young Award Winners at Citi Field on Friday night as Blake Snell and the Padres came to New York to take Jacob deGrom and the Mets. DeGrom was strong in the opening inning of the game. He collected two strike outs and pop out to retire the Padres in order. As the Mets came to the plate in the bottom of the first, Jonathan Villar led off with a lead-off single to open...
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