Las Vegas 51s (38-33) 6 vs. Reno Aces 3 BOX SCORE The 51s won their fourth in a row on Tuesday. Logan Verrett was scheduled to start but was scratched because the Colon injury and is on his way to New York. Dilson Herrera 2B: 2 for 5, 2 R, K .291/.339/.491 Brandon Nimmo CF: 1 for 3, R, SB, 2 BB, K .332/.407/.506 Eric Campbell 1B-3B: 1 for 4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K .281/.397/.484 Travis Taijeron RF: 1...
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The New York Mets today announced the club has signed its first-round pick from the 2016 First-Year Player Draft RHP Justin Dunn and its third-round selection third baseman Blake Tiberi. Dunn and Tiberi will report to Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League. Dunn, 20, went 4-2 with a 2.06 ERA (15 earned runs/65.2 innings) in 18 games, eight starts for Boston College as a junior this year. He...
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The New York Mets announced that they have placed outfielder Juan Lagares on the 15-Day Disabled List, retroactive to June 15, with a sprained left thumb and recalled infielder Ty Kelly from Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League. Lagares was batting .289 (26-90) with five doubles, one triple, two home runs, six RBI and eight runs scored in 48 games this season for the Mets. Original Report...
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After waking up with continued lower-back discomfort on Wednesday morning, second baseman Neil Walker was examined by team doctors at the Hospital for Special Surgery and was unavailable for the game. “He woke up this morning and sent a text and said, ‘There’s no way I can play today,’” manager Terry Collins said. However after tonight’s 11-2 win, Collins updated reporters and said he...
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Mets reliever Jim Henderson was forced to leave Friday night’s game against the Brewers because he tore back the fingernail on his middle finger. After pitching a scoreless ninth and escaping a huge jam, the former Brewers closer was pulled after walking the leadoff batter in the tenth. Manager Terry Collins and trainer Ray Ramirez both came out tob the mound after the walk and made the...
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