Pitching prospect Calvin Ziegler, a 21-year-old who struck out 13 in 6 hitless innings at Single-A Brooklyn to start the season, needs Tommy John surgery, sources told Mike Mayer of MetsMerized Online. Daniel Wexler was the first to report Ziegler was missing the 2024 season. The right-hander missed nearly all of last season due to elbow and quadriceps injuries. The Canadian was selected in the...
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Mets right-handed minor leaguer Christian Scott, who leads the minor leagues in strikeouts with 26 in 14 1/3 innings, was moved today into Baseball America’s top 100 prospect list. Scott makes the list at No. 100 and joins fellow Mets minor leaguers IF Jett Williams (No. 30), IF Ronny Mauricio (No. 87) and OF Drew Gilbert (No. 91). Scott, who has a 3.77 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP over three...
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Whitey Herzog, a Hall of Fame manager who led the St. Louis Cardinals to three World Series and the 1982 championship and worked for the Mets as a coach and director of player development from 1966-1972, has died. He was 92. “Whitey spent his last few days surrounded by his family,” the Herzog family said in a statement released through the Cardinals. “We have so appreciated...
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Finally, Dwight Gooden had his day. The Mets retired his uniform number 16 yesterday at a pre-game ceremony attended by many of his old teammates, including Darryl Strawberry, Jesse Orosco, Mookie Wilson, Howard Johnson and Rafael Santana. His nephew Gary Sheffield, who never played with Gooden, but finished his career with the Mets, was on hand too. His speech started strong, hit a few rough...
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Sean Manaea didn’t have it. Starling Marte couldn’t catch it. Francisco Lindor whiffed – in the field on a tag attempt. Salvador Perez homered and drove in four runs to lead the Kansas City Royals (10-5) to an 11-7 win over the New York Mets (6-8) at Citi Field. Manaea (1-1) entered the game with an ERA of 0.82 and left with it at 4.30. He went 3 2/3 innings, giving up eight...
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