The New York Mets officially retired Mike Piazza’s #31 in a special pre-game ceremony on Saturday, July 30 at Citi Field. The Mets have four other retired numbers (#37 for Casey Stengel, #14 for Gil Hodges, #41 for Tom Seaver and #42 retired by every MLB team for Jackie Robinson). Mets players all wore jerseys and hats featuring a special Mike Piazza patch. 2016 Mets Congratulate Mike and...
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The New York Mets today announced that the club has signed outfielder Justin Ruggiano to a major league contract. Ruggiano will be in uniform tonight, wear #1 and is active for tonight’s game versus the Rockies. To make room on the active roster, the Mets have placed infielder Jose Reyes on the 15-Day Disabled List with a left oblique strain, retroactive to July 27. To make room on the 40-man...
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After Friday night’s 6-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies, manager Terry Collins held a team meeting to address the malaise after the team’s third consecutive loss and to address the mounting frustration with failing to produce with runners in scoring position. “First of all, we have a good team,” Collins said. “We’re going through a rough time right now. We...
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All Star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is not in the lineup on Thursday as the Mets begin a four game series against the Colorado Rockies. Terry Collins told reporters that his strained right quadriceps flared up last night as he continues to battle through this injury which forced Cespedes to miss a few games earlier this month. Cespedes, 30, informed the team that his quad was sore after...
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As a part of all the festivities this weekend when the New York Mets will commemorate the Hall of Fame career of legendary catcher Mike Piazza, the players will all wear these special hats that feature an exclusive Mike Piazza Patch. If you’d like to get yourself one of these special edition Mets hats, they will only be for sale exclusively at Citi Field. In addition to a special pregame...
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