Chris Bassitt was dealing for the New York Mets on Saturday night as he pitched arguably one of his best outings of the 2022 season thus far. Unfortunately, the righty’s efforts were wasted as the bats went cold for the second night in a row in a frustrating 2-1 loss to the Padres. For the second consecutive night, the Mets got excellent pitching from their starter on the mound. However,...
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Another day, another trade with the Pirates for the Mets, who acquired catcher Michael Perez for cash considerations Saturday. Just one day after trading for DH Daniel Vogelbach from Pittsburgh, general manager Billy Eppler has again done business with the Pirates by bringing in some help at the catcher position. This was first reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Mets acquiring catcher...
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It wasn’t a script fit for the silver screen, but Max Scherzer’s long-awaited return to Citi Field on Friday night was solid enough viewing. In what was the Mets’ first game back after the 2022 All-Star break, and Scherzer’s first time on the mound in Queens since recovering from an oblique injury, it was the Padres who ultimately won the day with a 4-1 win. However,...
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Trade Deadline season is officially underway with the New York Mets acquiring designated hitter/first baseman Daniel Vogelbach from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. New York sent Pittsburgh right-handed relief pitcher Colin Holderman in the deal. A potential trade for Vogelbach was first discussed by Metsmerized’s Michael Mayer earlier this week, who heard from a source that the Mets had...
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The Mets are one of seven teams that have already been discussing potential trade packages with the Nationals for superstar outfielder Juan Soto, per Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY. According to Nightengale, the Mets, along with the Yankees, Mariners, Padres, Giants, Dodgers, and Cardinals have checked in with the Nats about potential trade packages. The Trade Deadline is August 2 but the...
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