Author: Anthony Gabbianelli

Morning Briefing: Kumar Rocker to Undergo Tommy John Surgery

Good morning, Mets fans! Former Mets first-round pick and current Texas Rangers prospect Kumar Rocker is going to have Tommy John surgery later this week, according to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, after suffering an ‘acute’ injury. Rocker, who was last pitching in Single-A ball in Hickory, suffered the elbow injury resulting in the surgery on May 11. Texas Rangers General...

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Scherzer, Offense Thrive in 8-2 Blowout Win Over Nationals

The New York Mets (20-21) completed their split-admission doubleheader against the Washington Nationals on Mother’s Day. After dropping the first game in the doubleheader 3-2, the Mets’ offense came back to life to Washington 8-2. All eight runs coming in the fifth inning. Their eight runs in the game is the most they scored since the beginning of the month when they lost to the...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Rained Out Yet Again

Good morning, Mets fans! With the series against Atlanta concluding on Monday, May 1, and the numerous rainouts that the teams have gone through, you would think the Mets would get a break when they flew out to Detroit for a series against the Tigers, right? Wrong. For the third time in the last four days, the Mets have had rain postpone their game, this time being the series opener with the...

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Morning Briefing: Reynolds Stays With Pirates for Eight More Years

Good morning, Mets fans! After an offseason where the Pittsburgh Pirates were seemingly listening to trade offers for Bryan Reynolds, the outfielder and the team have agreed to a new extension. According to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Reynolds and the Pirates have reached an agreement on a long-term extension for eight years and worth $106,750,000. Reynolds’ deal runs...

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Mets Split Series With Giants Courtesy Of Late 5-4 Loss

The New York Mets (14-9) made their first appearance of the season on Sunday Night baseball on ESPN and went toe-to-toe with the San Francisco Giants. With Tylor Megill on the hill, the Mets went back and forth with San Francisco, but ultimately lost the series finale, 5-4. Megill, who rivaled Ross Stripling for the Giants on the mound, did not have a 1-2-3 inning through his four innings...

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