The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night 3-2, losing the game in the later innings after Chicago took the lead for good with one swing. With the game tied at 2-2 in the eighth inning, Drew Smith took the ball hoping to hold the score even. He retired Nick Madrigal for the first out but served up a fastball right down the middle to the next batter Mike Tauchman, who homered to...
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Pete Alonso overpowered the Cubs at Citi Field on Monday night, going 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI in the Mets’ 11-2 victory. Alonso’s first home run came in the bottom of the first against left-hander Drew Smyly, barely clearing the wall with a high launch angle of 42 degrees, which gave the Mets a 3-0 lead. “I thought I hit it really well,” Alonso told Steve...
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Position: Centerfield Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 22 (September 27, 2000) 2023 Minor League Stats (A+/AA): 81 G, 310 AB, .274/.363/.458/.821, 12 HR, 38 RBI, 85 H 2023 Advanced Stats (A+/AA): 142 wRC+, 9.4 BB%, 19.75 K%, 0.228 ISO, 0.51 BB/K Before MLB Drew Gilbert has been a highly-renown prospect going back to his high school days. The 5-foot-9 outfielder from St. Paul, Minnesota was originally a...
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The New York Mets were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night 7-6, blowing multiple leads and losing due to an extra innings balk. The loss came on an infamous day for the Mets, where they traded future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander, and rental players such as Mark Canha and Tommy Pham earlier in the day. The night seemed to shift in the Mets’ favor after they took the lead...
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The New York Mets had an organization-altering trade deadline this season, opting to trade future hall-of-fame pitchers Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, while also trading rental pieces in Tommy Pham, Mark Canha, and David Robertson. With their eyes set on selling, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported that the Mets preemptively brought several minor leaguers to Kansas City with them, but...
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