The start of the 2023 MLB Season is just days away. We are continuing our NL East preview here at Metsmerized with the Atlanta Braves, the reigning division champions. Atlanta spent most of last season trailing the New York Mets in the division, but a sensational run from June through September helped the Braves erase a 10.5-game lead to win the NL East pennant. They failed to continue that...
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Francisco Lindor created one of the bigger moments of the game in the New York Mets’ 4-4 tie with the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday night. The switch-hitting shortstop hit a two-run home run off Cardinals minor league pitcher Logan Gragg in the bottom of the sixth inning, pulling the Mets back within two. Lindor would finish the game going 1-for-3, taking his average up to .314 in spring...
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The New York Mets made a couple of key roster decisions on Saturday. Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Tommy Hunter has been informed that he is going to make the Mets’ Opening Day roster. The righty had a contractural out that he could have exercised if he wasn’t added to the 40-man roster. However, the 36-year-old will now begin the 2023 season in the bigs. The move will become...
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Edwin Díaz’s season-ending knee injury during the World Baseball Classic leaves the Mets bullpen one short as they prepare for the start of the 2023 season. Rumors are starting to resurface about a potential trade for Edwin’s younger brother and Cincinnati Reds reliever Alexis Díaz. The two teams discussed his availability last July, but the Mets feltEd the price to get him to Queens...
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Max Scherzer contributed a sensational performance in the New York Mets’ 2-0 win over the Houston Astros Saturday afternoon. The right-handed pitcher looked quite sharp, throwing seven scoreless innings and striking out eight along the way. Scherzer is in great shape as he prepares for his first start of the 2023 regular season. Astros‘ starter Framer Valdez and Scherzer battled it out for...
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