We have finally made it to Opening Day, and next up on our preview of the National League East is the defending National League Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies. The 2022 Phillies had a rollercoaster season. After starting the year 21-29, they fired Joe Girardi and hired Rob Thomson to be the interim manager. Under Thomson, the Phillies went 65-46, and claimed the final Wild Card in the...
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With Taijuan Walker and Chris Bassitt departing in free agency this offseason, the Mets will need Kodai Senga to be the pitcher everyone envisioned when he signed his five-year, $75 million contract to come to New York. The Japanese right-hander has lived up to the hype through his first three spring starts. Senga took the mound on Wednesday against the Houston Astros, but he was still not...
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A day after his native Japan took home their third World Baseball Classic championship, Kodai Senga took the mound for his fourth start of the spring against the Houston Astros at Clover Park. Senga was still not using his signature ghost fork as he recovers from tendinitis in his right index finger, but even in a game where he only threw his best putaway pitch once, the right-handed...
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When Jacob deGrom departed for Texas, it was hard to envision the Mets would be able to fill a void that large at the top of their rotation. However, just two days later, they signed Justin Verlander, and the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner has looked the part of the co-ace who can help this team win their first World Series in 37 years. Verlander took the mound for his third...
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Justin Verlander took the mound Wednesday afternoon at Clover Park as the Mets took on the St. Louis Cardinals. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner overmatched the Cardinals’ lineup for five innings, striking out eight batters while allowing just one hit. Despite Verlander’s brilliance and another home run from Tomás Nido, the Mets were defeated 4-1. Despite a one-out...
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