Low-A St. Lucie Mets outfielder Nick Morabito, who led the Florida State League in batting average, on-base percentage, OPS and hits, was named Player of the Month for April, Minor League Baseball announced today. Morabito slashed .397/.518/.529/1.047 for April across 68 at-bats. He was second in total bases with 36. He had two triples and nine stolen bases. For the season, he has stolen 11...
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Tylor Megill gave up one run on two hits and struck out four in a 51-pitch rehab start that lasted 2 2/3 innings tonight at Double-A Binghamton. He surrendered a home run to Zac Veen of the Hartford Yard Goats, a Colorado Rockies affiliate. He threw 35 strikes, walked none, hit a batter and left with Binghamton trailing, 1-0. “Arm feels good, body feels good,” the right-hander said...
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Updated Post – May 2 at 3:13 PM Kiley McDaniel of ESPN reports the Mets are promoting top pitching prospect Christian Scott to the majors. He will likely make his big league debut on Saturday against the Rays. The 24-year-old has struck out 36 in 25 1/3 innings while pitching to a 3.20 ERA and 0.71 WHIP. He has yielded just 12 hits and six walks on the season. Scott’s 0.71 WHIP is...
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Francisco Lindor will not be in the starting lineup on Thursday, a day after leaving a game with flu-like symptoms. Joey Wendle will start at shortstop against the Chicago Cubs. Manager Carlos Mendoza said during last night’s broadcast that a virus was going around. In other news, Mendoza said before the game that reliever Brooks Raley will not be activated from the injured list when he is...
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It started with a sudden, scary drop (five losses). Then, it was a surprisingly quick and thrilling recovery (who saw 12 out of 15 wins coming?). And a return to reality? The Mets’ April (plus three games in March) reminded me of when I used to take my three daughters sledding here in Central New Jersey. The Mets finish April at 15-14, just a half-game behind the Cincinnati Reds for the...
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