J.D. Martinez has certainly had quite the week. On Thursday, the 36-year-old hit a walk-off two-run home run against Miami Marlins closer Tanner Scott, the first walk-off of his career. Interestingly enough, that was the 321st home run of his 14-year career, yet first walk-off. Martinez’s bat has remained red hot in the first two games of this series against the San Diego Padres,...
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The New York Mets (30-37) were two outs away from losing another series against the Miami Marlins on Thursday, but J.D. Martinez had something else to say about that. A walk-off two-run home run, the first walk-off of Martinez’s illustrious career, totally changed the mood around the team going into this weekend. Within a few minutes, the Mets went from disappointment to pure elation. 8...
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Defensive mistakes have cost the New York Mets far too many games this season. A combination of things have been at the core of the issue, including taking a bad route in the outfield, failing to find the ball in the sunlight, among others things. More than a few players have been at fault, but right now, Starling Marte appears to be really struggling out in right field. Saturday’s game...
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The lads from the Big Apple are in good spirits as they travel over to London this weekend. For the first time since July of last season, the New York Mets (27-35) swept a series on the road, taking all three games in D.C. against the Washington Nationals earlier in the week. A strong showing from the lineup was on full display, scoring at least six runs in each of those games. The Mets will...
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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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