With Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton winning the 2016 Home Run Derby on Monday at Petco Park, it’s onto the featured attraction where all attention turns to San Diego, California for the 87th annual Midsummer Classic. Petco Park will host the 2016 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night at 8:00 PM which will air live on FOX and stream on MLB.com. At stake, the American and National...
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Mets third baseman David Wright got into the spirit on Saturday and surprised first-time All Stars Noah Syndergaard and Jeurys Familia with a special gift in their lockers to recognize them for their solid first half performances. Newsday reports that the Mets captain gifted a bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Label to each of his teammates with a handwritten congratulatory note encouraging them to...
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All Star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes strained his right quadriceps muscle on Friday after chasing down a Daniel Murphy double in the third inning. “Hopefully it doesn’t translate into me going on the 15-day DL,” Cespedes said through his interpreter. He said he suffered a similar injury with the Detroit Tigers and it forced him to miss four or five days. Cespedes, 30, will be...
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New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard met with reporters after last night’s 3-1 loss to the Washington Nationals, and said that he doesn’t believe there’s anything wrong with his arm other than fatigue. “My first full season in the big leagues. I’ve thrown a lot of pitches,” Syndergaard said. “I’ve thrown a lot of innings so far. I just think...
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Matt Harvey has been diagnosed with symptoms consistent with thoracic outlet syndrome and is considering season-ending surgery, general manager Sandy Alderson announced at Citi Field. Harvey is deciding between the two options that doctors in St. Louis presented to him, shoulder surgery or a nerve block injection. If it is surgery, Alderson says it’s about a four month recovery. Alderson...
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