It was a battle of NL East foes in Atlanta on Monday as the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets opened a huge three-game series against each other. It was the “mad Max Monday” in terms of pitching as the Mets’ right-handed ace Max Scherzer (5-1, 2.15 ERA) faced off against Braves left-handed pitcher Max Fried (9-2, 2.56 ERA). Scherzer was lights out for the most part as he pitched a brilliant seven...
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Taijuan Walker was brilliant and nearly unhittable in his 15th start of the 2022 season. The right-hander threw seven scoreless frames in which he gave up just three hits, walked one and struck out seven against the Marlins on Sunday afternoon. He threw 99 pitches (63 for strikes), but came up with a no-decision after the Marlins came back to defeat the Mets 2-0 in extra innings. After a few...
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New York Mets’ number five prospect, Mark Vientos, has reportedly been selected to play in the 2022 Futures Game as a replacement. He will join Triple-A Syracuse teammate Francisco Álvarez in representing the Mets. Vientos, the Mets’ second round pick in 2017 (59th overall), is slashing .251/.337/.480, which is good for a comfortably above-average .826 OPS with Triple-A Syracuse. He has...
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As first reported by Matt Gelb of The Athletic Philadelphia, and confirmed by Michael Mayer of Metsmerized, the New York Mets claimed left-handed relief pitcher Sam Clay off of waivers and designated right-handed pitcher Jake Reed for assignment on Sunday. Sam Clay, prior to being claimed off of waivers Sunday by the Mets, was designated for assignment by the Nationals earlier this month. He was...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Saturday was an incredibly special day at Citi Field as the New York Mets retired Keith Hernandez’s number 17 in front of a sellout crowd of 43,336. It was a special day as the 17 was retired and the Mets came through to win in a bizarre walk-off fashion. The Mets and Miami Marlins conclude their series on Sunday at 1:40 P.M. ET at Citi Field. Latest Mets News The New...
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