All signs are pointing towards Jacob deGrom avoiding any serious injury. After a throwing session on Thursday, deGrom long tossed and threw a 10-pitch bullpen session at Nationals Park on Friday. The Mets’ ace is having a historic start to the season, leaving fans assuming a third Cy Young Award is on the way along with a shot at the first N.L. MVP Award in Mets history. Although he came...
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Jacob deGrom’s last start in San Diego was nothing short of the typical excellence we have all come to expect from the Mets’ ace. Facing one of the league’s best offenses, deGrom held the Padres scoreless over seven innings, allowing only three hits and a walk while striking out 11 batters. In front of the largest crowd the Mets have had since September of 2019, deGrom faced an...
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Joey Lucchesi made his first start back in San Diego on Friday night after the January three-team trade that sent him from the Padres to the Mets. Lucchesi pitched for the Padres from 2018-2020 and led the team in many pitching categories such as wins and strikeouts over the first two years. Coming off of impressive outings against the Marlins and Rockies, Lucchesi looked to continue his run of...
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With the injury bug taking its toll on the starting rotation, the Mets were going to need Marcus Stroman to bounce back from his tough last outing against the Tampa Bay Rays. Stroman has been terrific so far in 2021, but with Taijuan Walker joining the long list of Mets starting pitchers on the IL, the team won’t be able to afford Stroman being anything less than the top of the rotation...
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David Peterson’s last start against the Diamondbacks was the worst start of his young MLB career. He allowed three runs on three hits and three walks before being pulled with just two outs in the second inning. The Mets needed a bounceback start going against Tyler Glasnow and the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, and Peterson gave them just that. Peterson did not have much trouble in the first inning....
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