Just after it was announced that reliever Jhoan Duran is headed to Philadelphia, Jon Heyman of New York Post Sports reported that the New York Mets were finalizing a deal to acquire right-handed reliever, Ryan Helsley, from the St. Louis Cardinals. It was later confirmed that the package the Mets are sending St. Louis consist of three prospects; infielder Jesus Baez and right-handed pitchers...
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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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