Elian Peña started off 0-for-26 last season in the Dominican Summer League before finding his footing. This year, he is hot from the get-go. The 18-year-old homered, doubled, and made a nifty backhanded catch at shortstop Friday in Low-A St. Lucie’s 9-2 loss to Dunedin. Peña is 9-for-24 with a home run and three doubles in six games (1.069 OPS). He is also 3-for-3 stealing bases. Triple-A...
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Good morning, Mets fans! McLean deserved better. Nolan McLean was excellent, but the bullpen was not. McLean struck out eight over 6 1/3 innings and exited with a 1-0 lead, but Luke Weaver couldn’t hold it and Luis García didn’t have it. The Mets (7-6) dropped the rubber game to Arizona, 7-1. Read Michael Simon’s a full recap here. Jeff McNeil, the 2022 batting champ, the...
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Sometimes you are the broom and sometimes you get the broom. Triple-A Syracuse was swept by Buffalo in a doubleheader. Double-A Binghamton beat Somerset twice, capping it off with a walk-off homer in the second game. High-A Brooklyn remains winless and Low-A St. Lucie (they were rained out) will have a chance to get out the brooms on Saturday. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (5-5) 0, Buffalo Bisons (4-6)...
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David Peterson was roughed up for the second straight start and the Mets lost 7-2 to the Diamondbacks at Citi Field Wednesday, ending a four-game winning streak. Arizona (6-6) scored once in the first inning and a regrettable walk loaded the bases to set the stage for a four-run rally in the second. Peterson issued a five-pitch free pass to No. 9 hitter Jorge Barrosa, who entered the game with a...
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Devin Williams has thrown five scoreless innings, struck out seven and picked up two saves. Luke Weaver has also tossed five scoreless, fanned three and earned the win on Tuesday after stranding the ghost runner in the 10th inning and setting the stage for Ronny Mauricio’s walk-off hit. “They are used to pitching in high-leverage situations,” Carlos Mendoza said after the 4-3...
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