Gabriel Ynoa made his major league debut on Saturday night and earned his first career major league win after pitching 1.0 scoreless inning against the San Diego Padres. The Mets won the game 3-2 in 11 innings. The last Mets pitcher to make his major league debut as a reliever and pick up the win was Kenny Greer, who made his major league debut in relief on September 29, 1993 vs. the St. Louis...
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Update – Aug 10 Reyes will fly to Brooklyn tonight and start a three game rehab assignment with the Cyclones beginning on Thursday and ending on Saturday. Update – Aug 9 Sandy Alderson confirmed today our report that Jose Reyes will not begin his rehab assignment tonight as was expected. As we wrote yesterday, Reyes still feels some discomfort swinging the bat right-handed. “It’s a...
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Update: August 10 Lucas Duda has been moved to the 60 Day DL to make room on the 40-man roster for TJ Rivera. As Adam Rubin notes, this is more of a procedural move than anything else, as Duda has already missed well over 60 days. Previous Update: Aug 3 Lucas Duda has been shut down from all baseball activities for 30 days according to general manager Sandy Alderson who told reporters that the...
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Updated – Aug 9 Mets general manager Sandy Alderson told reporters that outfielder Yoenis Cespedes took batting practice in Port St. Lucie on Tuesday. While he remains hopeful that Cespedes will be able to return from the DL as soon as he is eligible after the minimum 15 days, Alderson would not commit to a specific return date. Original Report – Aug 4 Mets All Star outfielder Yoenis...
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Las Vegas 51s infielder T.J. Rivera was named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. Rivera wins the award for the second time this season, and he was also the PCL Player of the Month in May. Rivera’s 15 hits last week which included two home runs, were the most in professional baseball including the major leagues, and his eight extra-base hits tied...
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