Move over Godzilla, there’s a new monster in Japan. Rōki Sasaki—known as the Monster of Reiwa—is the next phenom pitcher to come out of Japan. The 21-year-old has dominated the 2023 World Baseball Classic, displaying his freakish stuff for the entire world to see. Sasaki’s brilliance began in pool play against the Czech Republic, where he struck out eight and allowed an unearned run...
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David Peterson took the mound in Port St. Lucie, looking to improve his stellar spring numbers and fight for the last spot in the Mets’ rotation. A day after Tylor Megill—who is also fighting for the last Mets’ rotation spot—threw four scoreless innings, Peterson matched his competition. He made his way through the top of the first perfectly, getting Keibert Ruiz to ground out and recording...
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Saturday evening at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, the New York Mets lost 10-7 to the Washington Nationals after holding a lead going into the bottom of the seventh. John Curtiss took the mound for the Mets, replacing Kodai Senga, who was scratched after he injured his finger in between starts. The Mets were the first team to score in the heavily offensive matchup . Tim Locastro opened the...
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Carlos Carrasco took the mound in West Palm Beach, looking to improve after he had trouble with the pitch clock in his first spring outing. The Mets’ veteran had a better second start on Tuesday night, facing an Astros lineup that was missing starters that left for their respective WBC teams. Carrasco allowed a first-inning double to Alex Bregman but retired Jose Abreu and Zach Daniels to...
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José Quintana took the mound for his spring training debut against the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Looking to display his All-Star stuff, Quintana struggled against the 2022 World Series Champions. After getting Kyle Tucker to fly out, Quintana’s rough day started with Jake Meyers. The Astros centerfielder doubled against the Mets’ left-hander, which began the barrage of extra-base...
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