The Mets acquired left-handed hitter Eddy Alvarez from the Boston Red Sox Monday in a trade for cash considerations. The team designated Pablo Reyes for assignment as the corresponding move. Alvarez, 34, last played in the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022, when he hit .160 in 25 at-bats. In 126 career at-bats over three years with the Dodgers and Miami Marlins, the utility player has...
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Mark Vientos blasted a walk-off, two-run homer to send the Citi Field faithful into a frenzy as the Mets won their eighth consecutive game by a score of 6-4 in 10 innings over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. It was New York’s 10th walk-off victory of the year. Vientos, who also homered in the first inning, knew it was gone upon first contact, flipping the bat away as it sailed over the...
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Danny Young started the season at Triple-A Syracuse. He is ending it as the top lefty in the Mets’ bullpen. In 32 1/3 innings since his first appearance on May 2, Young (3-0) has 43 strikeouts, a 2.78 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. It is a breakthrough season for the 30-year-old, who coming into 2024 had pitched only 14 2/3 major league innings over two years with the Seattle Mariners and Atlanta...
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Down the stretch they come. The Mets (76-64) have won seven straight and are a season-high 12 games over .500, but still find themselves outside of a playoff spot. By the narrowest of margins. A game in the loss column separates them from the Atlanta Braves (76-63). Jesse Winker (grand slam) and the bullpen (five pitchers combined for five scoreless innings) shined in the 8-3 victory over the...
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They will never have M-V-P chants directed at them, and it’s doubtful anyone will ever look at the OMG sign and think Ottavino-Maton-Garrett, but the Mets relief corps deserve a ton of credit for their work during the six-game winning streak that has New York within a half-game of a playoff spot. The relievers have yielded just two runs in the bullpen’s 16 2/3 innings that have come...
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