Carson Benge’s first spring homer was an opposite-field blast off a lefty, David Peterson threw three scoreless innings and Ji Hwan Bae connected for a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth as the Mets defeated Israel 5-2 Wednesday in an exhibition at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. Benge, 23, is 4-for-13 in Grapefruit League play with a stolen base as he tries to win the starting job in...
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A pair of 2024 Mets with 27 years of MLB experience between them will try to pitch Team Colombia out of the group stage for the first time in World Baseball Classic history. Notable Players Jose Quintana is the team captain and has been announced as the starter for Colombia’s first game on Friday vs. Puerto Rico in what is sure to be a fired up crowd in San Juan. With 38 postseason innings...
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Jonah Tong fell behind hitters and gave up a home run for the second straight spring start Tuesday, but the results may be less important than what he learned throwing his pitches, especially the cutter and change-up. “I think there’s some definitely, like some things I was really happy about,” he told reporters after the Mets beat Team Nicaragua 6-3 in an exhibition at Clover...
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Chinese Taipei, per Jordan Shusterman of Yahoo! Sports, includes nine players in MLB organizations and more players on MLB Pipeline’s top 30 team prospect lists than any other team in the tournament. Notable Players Setting an example for the youngsters will be infielder Yu Chang, who became the first Chinese Taipei player to make an all-WBC tournament team in 2023 when he went 7-for-16...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have 24 days to cut 44 players. Tyrone Taylor and Chris Suero (No. 13 Mets prospect on MLB Pipeline) each homered and Yonatan Henriquez walked it off with a two-out single for a 4-3 victory over the Astros on Sunday. Henriquez is a 21-year-old OF-3B who hit eight homers, stole 33 bases and posted a .749 OPS in 104 games at Low-A St. Lucie last season. In his...
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