The Baltimore Orioles announced Sunday that they have designated outfielder Keon Broxton for assignment. Broxton, 29, was acquired this past winter by the Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for reliever Bobby Wahl and prospects Adam Hill and Felix Valerio. The Florida native appeared in 34 games for the Mets and hit .143/.208/.163 with zero home runs and two RBI. Broxton was designated...
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Today, the Mets will recall RHP Jacob Rhame from Triple-A Syracuse. Rhame is currently appealing a two-game suspension from MLB that was handed down on April 24 and will be available tonight. The righty appeared in 16 games with the Syracuse Mets and went 3-1 with a 5.94 ERA (10 earned runs/16.2 innings) with six walks and 21 strikeouts. He is in his second appearance with the Mets. He appeared...
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The latest balloting update for the 2019 Google MLB All-Star ballot was released on Monday night and Pete Alonso is the highest ranking player for the Mets, currently sitting in 5th place among National League first basemen. 1) Josh Bell, Pirates — 1,106,186 2) Freddie Freeman, Braves — 1,022,535 3) Anthony Rizzo, Cubs — 948,047 4) Max Muncy, Dodgers — 446,704 5) Pete...
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At just under .500 (20-22), the Mets have largely underwhelmed a quarter of the way into the season. A month ago, the offense had been on fire while the pitching—the backbone of this team—had squandered leads on a nightly basis. Still, despite their aces’ struggles, the Mets found themselves at 9-4 on April 12. If you’d told me, having seen the early domination by the revamped Mets lineup, that...
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Franklyn Kilome Position: SP B/T: R/R Age: June 25, 1995 (23) Acquired: Acquired from Philadelphia for Asdrubal Cabrera Stats (Binghamton): 0-3, 4.03 ERA, 1.079 WHIP, 2.4 BB/9, 9.9 K/9 2018 Overall (Double-A): 4-9, 4.18 ERA, 1.343 WHIP, 3.9 BB/9, 8.0 K/9 Kilome has been a cusp of the top 100 of prospect lists for the last few seasons. The 6’6” 175 lb. right-hander is the kind of tall...
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