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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Update: Mets have activated IF Matt Reynolds and optioned LHP Sean Gilmartin to Triple-A Las Vegas. Original Report Infielder Matt Reynolds will be promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas in time for the start of the New York Mets’ series opener against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, as first reported by Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. Reynolds 25, was hitting just .238 with two homers and 10...
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According to David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Atlanta Braves have fired manager Fredi Gonzalez this morning. The Braves were mired in one of the worst half-seasons in the franchise’s 140-year history last year, and that was followed by its worst-ever start to a season. They have the worst record in the majors at 7-28. An official announcement is expected later today....
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Rafael Montero has been named the Pitcher of the Week for the Pacific Coast League. Montero made two road starts, not allowing a run in 11.2 innings on six hits with five walks and 13 strikeouts. For the week Montero posted a 0.94 WHIP and .154 batting average against. Montero, 25, shutout the River Cats over 5.2 innings with six strikeouts on May 9. In his second start of the week, he tossed...
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The New York Mets today announced that the club has placed infielder Wilmer Flores on the 15-Day Disabled List with a strained left hamstring and recalled left-handed pitcher Sean Gilmartin from Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League. Gilmartin, 26, spent all of last season with the Mets after being acquired in the Rule 5 draft on December 11, 2014 from Minnesota. In his first season in the...
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