The New York Mets are coming back home after a road trip in which they won each of their first two series, heading into the weekend with a record of 5-2. After struggling to hold late leads on both Sunday and Monday, the team bounced back with two straight victories over the Philadelphia Phillies. Pete Alonso was the star of the show on Wednesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, going 3-for-5...
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Taijuan Walker took a huge step in the right direction with his performance against the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. The pitcher, who had a later start to spring training through injury, has a chance to be in the opening week rotation. Dee Strange-Gordon opened the game with a leadoff single to right field. After successfully stealing second base, the former Seattle Mariner got picked...
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On Tuesday night, the Mets announced they had claimed RHP Yoan López off waivers from the Miami Marlins and optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, left-handed pitcher Joey Lucchesi was placed on the 60-Day Injured List. López, a 29-year-old relief pitcher, made his Major League debut as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks on September 9th, 2018. He has...
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Max Scherzer took the mound against another team for the first time in blue and orange on Monday afternoon. Through one spring start, it already looks like he is going to be more than ready for Opening Day. Scherzer was impressive in his first spring start for the Mets, giving up just one earned run on three hits, and striking out five in 72 pitches. His average fastball velocity came in at 93.7...
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