As first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and confirmed by Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday acquired Twins closer and right-handed flame thrower Jhoan Duran in exchange for right-handed pitcher Mick Abel and catcher Eduardo Tait. Mick Abel, the Phillies’ No. 2 prospect according to MLB.com and MLB’s No. 49 prospect, was with the Phillies’ Triple-A...
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After back-to-back losses, the Mets were trying to salvage one game of the series as they concluded their series against the Padres and their west coast road trip. It was Clay Holmes (9-5, 3.45 ERA, 91 SO) on the mound for the Mets against Yu Darvish (0-3, 6.65 ERA, 18 SO) for the Padres. The game got off to a bit of an emotional start in the Mets bullpen. José Buttó was seen in the top of the...
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The Mets came out swinging on Wednesday, looking to earn the sweep of the Angels and their first sweep since June 10-12 against the Nationals. The offense was firing on all cylinders as all but three starters had at least one hit on the day, and all but two reached base as the Mets went on to defeat the Angels 6-3. The big hits came off the bats of Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso. Nimmo was...
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July 19, will forever go down as “David Wright Day” at Citi Field. The city of New York forever retired No. 5 for the Captain, David Wright. It was one of the most highly anticipated and happiest occasions in the entire 64 years the Mets have been a team, as described by the master of ceremonies, Mets Hall-of-Famer and current voice of the New York Mets, Howie Rose. When David Allen Wright was...
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Baseball Prospectus on Wednesday released their midseason Top-50 and four Mets prospects sit in the top 50 at the halfway point, with five total in the top 60. 17 – Jett Williams, SS 20 – Jonah Tong, RHP 32 – Carson Benge, OF 34 – Nolan McLean, RHP The next 10 group (making it a top 60 really) 52 – Jacob Reimer, 3B In order to be eligible for the Top-50 list, Baseball Prospectus requires players...
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