Adam Rubin of ESPN reports that left-handed reliever Dario Alvarez was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, Alvarez had been designated for assignment by the New York Mets on Monday after they promoted utility player Ty Kelly from Triple-A Las Vegas and was added to the 40 man roster. Alvarez, 27, had a 3.01 ERA and 1.212 WHIP over seven minor league seasons with a 11.0 K/9...
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Noah Syndergaard was named the National League Player of the Week for the week of May 16-22. He went 2-0 and didn’t allow an earned run over 14.0 innings, didn’t issue a walk and struck out 21. Syndergaard is just the fourth major leaguer to have consecutive starts without allowing an earned run or a walk and record double-digit strikeouts. The others are Nolan Ryan (1987), Jose Fernandez (2014)...
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LHP Sean Gilmartin and RH reliever Erik Goeddel are on their way to New York to potentially join the the New York Mets, according to Kristie Ackert of the Daily News. However, Mike Puma of the Post adds that while both are en route, only one of them will be activated. Goeddel will be activated if Matt Harvey does not land on the DL, while Gilmartin will be activated if Harvey remains with the...
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An exclusive report in the New York Post reveals that Mets’ right-hander Bartolo Colon has a double life that includes two children he had with another woman, Alexandra Santos, who’s asking Colon to pay millions in child support and accusing him of being a deadbeat dad. From the Post: Colon — who has earned more than $100 million in his career — sired the children with the...
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First baseman Lucas Duda is out the lineup with a back issue according to manager Terry Collins and not “benched”as general manager Sandy Alderson first described it. Collins says Duda was “pretty stiff” over the weekend and was treated with an injection Monday after being examined by team doctors. Duda, 30, is batting .236 with a .299 OBP and .447 slugging over 137 plate...
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