The Milwaukee Brewers announced Saturday they traded former Met Mark Canha to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for RHP Blake Holub. Originally acquired in the August trade deadline, Canha produced an impressive .287/.373/.427/.800 line in the final months with Milwaukee, coming up big in clutch moments. He finished the 2023 campaign with 114 hits, 25 doubles, 11 home runs and 62 RBIs. A...
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On this fated day eight years ago, Matt Harvey pitched the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series, and we all know how it ended. Lucas Duda throws home, the Royals win, etc., etc. But would things really have gone that differently had Harvey not pitched the ninth? MMO challenged two writers to argue whether or not Harvey should have taken the mound or if Terry Collins should have handed...
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Just when you thought two games a day were over, the baseball gods deliver. The Diamondbacks look to keep their season alive and even out the series once more, forcing a Game 7, while the Phillies look to punch their ticket to a second consecutive World Series appearance. Meanwhile, in the Lone Star state, Game 7 will decide which team will win the AL pennant and represent the American League in...
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There’s a saying in baseball: you can never have too much pitching. For the Mets, that’s proven true over the past few seasons with injuries galore taking a direct hit to their rotation especially. With Kodai Senga and José Quintana the only penciled in starters for 2024 right now, the Mets need of depth. However, what they really need is an ace. Senga had as good a rookie season as...
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Will Sammon of The Athletic provided more insight today in a report on how the Mets and NPB superstar pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto might be a match made in baseball heaven. While there has never been a roster with two Japanese ace pitchers on a team, there’s a reason behind that. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, it’s because “of the importance of seniority in...
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