Mark Vientos has never been a full-time player at the big-league level. That should change as of Friday morning, when the New York Mets made a flurry of moves, one of which was to option infielder Brett Baty to Triple-A Syracuse. Since the start of last season, Baty has seen most of the playing time at third base, despite his offensive struggles. But with Vientos getting good results at the...
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The New York Mets (22-33) are in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. In the last two days, Edwin Díaz has landed on the injured list, Pete Alonso was lifted for a game after being hit in the hand, and Jorge López has been designated for assignment after throwing his glove into the stands and making a few eye-opening comments after Wednesday’s loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The...
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The New York Mets are in a stretch where it feels as if anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Saturday’s loss to the San Francisco Giants was the latest example of that, as the team surrendered six unanswered runs in a 7-2 defeat in 10 innings. While the team did not finish the day with the result they had hoped for, the Mets should be pleased with what Luis Severino gave them on the...
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The New York Mets (21-28) are a season-worst seven games below .500 after a 2-6 road trip, including a sweep at the hands of the Cleveland Guardians. Sloppy mistakes in the field have extended innings, putting more and more stress on the pitching staff. They averaged 4.62 runs per game during that stretch, however, so the offense has performed marginally better. But overall, the Mets...
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While the New York Mets are attempting to avoid a sweep in Miami against the Marlins, the New York Knicks are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2000. Game 7 of the second-round series between the No. 6-seeded Indiana Pacers and the No. 2-seeded Knicks is scheduled to tip-off today at 3:30 pm ET,. Each of the first six games have been won by the...
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