Good morning, Mets fans! Lots of new Mets to meet. Rounds 5-20 of the MLB draft were held Sunday in Philadelphia and we were on it. Of the 16 Mets selections on Day 2 of the draft, 10 were college pitchers, led by RHP Luke McNeillie out of the University of Florida in Round 5. New York also grabbed two college outfielders, a shortstop and a catcher. From the high school ranks, the Mets selected...
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The experts weren’t the only ones surprised Saturday when the Mets took a chance on University of Arkansas pitcher Carson Wiggins with the 27th pick of the draft. “Did not see this coming at all,” Wiggins told SNY. “So I think the Mets taking a chance on me is very surreal to me and I’ve wanted this since I was a little kid.” Wiggins, 21, 6-foot-5 and 215...
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Jonathan Santucci allowed one earned run over six innings and struck out eight to earn the win in Double-A Binghamton’s 9-2 triumph Saturday over Hartford. The 23-year-old lefty leads the Eastern League in strikeouts with 101 in 80 innings. He allowed four hits, a walk and threw 57 of 88 pitches for strikes. He has given up two earned runs or less in 12 of his 17 starts. He is the...
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Luis Robert Jr. went 2-for-3 with a home run in Double-A Binghamton’s 7-2 loss Friday to Hartford. It was his first homer since hitting one for the big-league team on April 9 vs. Arizona. Robert (lumbar spine disc herniation) could return to the Mets after the All-Star break and they may look to showcase him for teams in need of outfield help at the trade deadline, which is Aug. 3. Robert,...
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Shortstop Antonio Jimenez went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a stolen base Wednesday in Low-A St. Lucie’s 5-4 loss to Jupiter. It was his third consecutive multi-hit game. He is an eye-popping 9-for-13 with two homers, three doubles and three stolen bases in the three games. Jimenez was a third-round pick last year out of the University of Central Florida and started his first full pro...
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