With just four days remaining until shortstop Francisco Lindor’s set opening-day deadline to negotiate a contract extension, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported on Sunday afternoon that Lindor and New York Mets owner Steve Cohen met for dinner on Saturday night. According to Passan, “there remains hope” that the two sides will be able to reach an agreement on a deal prior to opening day, and should a...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are finished at home for the spring, and are close to wrapping up spring training games and heading into the season. Jonathan Villar is day-to-day after experiencing groin discomfort, and manager Luis Rojas said that he could play as early as Monday. The Mets will travel to Jupiter the next two days to take on the Marlins today at 1:05 pm ET and the Cardinals at...
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The New York Mets dropped their final spring training night-game to the Nationals, losing 7-3 under the lights in Port St. Lucie. David Peterson had a solid start, but the Mets bullpen struggled and allowed the Nationals to put up five runs in the last two innings of play to give the Nationals the win. Robert Gsellman (0-1, 5.68 ERA) took the loss for the Mets. Pitching: David Peterson made his...
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Francisco Lindor stayed red-hot on Tuesday against the Marlins, going 3-for-4, with a home run, a double, two RBI, and two runs scored in the Mets 5-3 victory over the Marlins. Lindor has now hit four home runs in his last five games and has 11 total RBI this spring. With today’s performance for Lindor, he improves his spring training average to .342, with an 1.074 OPS. In his last six games,...
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Jacob deGrom earned his third win of spring training and continued to impress as the New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 6-2 in West Palm Beach. DeGrom threw 4.2 shutout innings while allowing just three hits, two walks, and striking out five. He was once again averaging 99 to 100 mph with his fastball Sunday afternoon, with his slider also touching 95 mph. Here’s a glimpse of...
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