Author: David Melendi

Nats Homer Twice Off Houser; Fujinami Falters in 7-3 Loss

The future Mets won early. However, the present Mets would like to put this one in the past. D.J. Stewart homered, and Francisco Lindor and Harrison Bader each had two hits, but the Washington Nationals (12-8) beat the New York Mets (9-9) 7-3 at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The game was the second half of a “doubleheader.” Game 1 saw a team of Mets prospects beat Nationals...

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Mets Prospects Top Nationals in Spring Breakout Event

Ryan Clifford doubled in a run and three other prospects added run-scoring singles to help a team of New York Mets prospects to a 4-2 victory over Washington Nationals prospects at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The game was part of MLB’s inaugural Spring Breakout event, which is a series of 16 games that will feature minor-league stars from all 30 teams. A 1985 Mets promo would...

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Joey Lucchesi Among Four Roster Cuts

The New York Mets announced on Friday that left-hander Joey Lucchesi, a candidate to fill the final spot in the rotation that opened as a result of Kodai Senga’s injury, was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. The 30-year-old went 4-0 with a 2.89 ERA in nine starts for the Mets last season, striking out 32 in 46 2/3 innings. He gave up four earned runs in 1 1/3 innings this spring. New York...

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David Stearns Provides Updates on Pitching Staff and Third Base

New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns spoke to the media in Port St. Lucie, Florida on Friday afternoon and offered updates on a handful of pertinent topics surrounding the team. Stearns announced that Kodai Senga will not throw for another seven to 10 days, slightly pushing back his injury timeline in an attempt to ensure that Senga goes through the proper healing and...

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Luis Severino Showing Flashes of Old Form

It’s only spring training, but Luis Severino for one year and $13 million is looking like it might be a steal. The 30-year-old has performed a lot more like the pitcher who finished third in Cy Young voting in 2017 than the one whose ERA was 6.65 last season. Last night, he threw four innings of one-run ball and fanned three Astros. “Another good outing,” manager Carlos Mendoza...

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