Marcus Semien hit a tie-breaking solo homer in the eighth inning, and Brett Baty stunned the Rangers with a grand slam in the ninth as the Mets hurt the Rangers’ playoff hopes for the second night in a row with a 7-2 win in Texas. Semien, who played four years in Texas and was a key part of its 2023 championship team, connected for his 15th homer off closer Jacob Latz (3-4) to break a 2-2...
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He’s been working with Edgardo Alfonzo and Francisco Alvarez’s performance Tuesday night was a good imitation of the 1999 Silver Slugger. He hit the ball to all fields, doubled twice and even scored from third with some heads-up base-running on a foul pop out to the first baseman in the 6-3 victory over the Rangers, who fell into a tie for first with the Astros in the AL West....
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David Stearns’ job as president of baseball operations is safe, but coming off two underachieving seasons, owner Steve Cohen wants to get him more help in the front office. Cohen told SNY Saturday during an in-game interview that “voices” would be added to aid Stearns. The Athletic’s Will Sammon followed that up with a report posted Monday that it would “likely come...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Put it in the books. The Mets filed out of the dugout after Sunday’s 7-2 loss to the Phillies in their home finale and tipped their hats in the direction of the radio booth to honor Mets Hall of Famer Howie Rose. The 72-year-old who was born in Brooklyn and went to high school and college in Queens had called his last game after 40 seasons covering the team. Rose...
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D’Andre Smith made sure that Triple-A Syracuse would have at least one more meaningful game to play in September. The Mets were two outs from missing the playoffs when Smith hit a walk-off, two-run home run for a 5-4 win over Lehigh Valley Saturday that kept them a half-game back of Rochester in the International League second-half standings with one game to play. See the homer here....
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