The Topps Now on-demand baseball card that commemorated Bartolo Colon’s historic home run on Saturday, shattered sales records according to a report on ESPN.com. Topps sold 8,826 cards during the 24-hour period between 11:30 AM on Sunday and 11:30 AM this morning when production ceased. “This moment was the perfect storm,” said Jeff Heckman, director of product development and...
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The New York Mets will continue their 11-game road trip with a four game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers beginning on Monday at Dodgers Stadium. The following are the probable starters for the series. Mon. LHP Steven Matz (4-1, 2.83) vs. LHP Scott Kazmir (2-2, 5.68) 10:10 PM Tue. RHP Jacob deGrom (3-1, 1.99) vs. LHP Alex Wood (1-3, 5.18) 10:10 PM Wed. RHP Noah Syndergaard (2-2, 2.58)...
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Jacob deGrom suffered his first loss of the season on Thursday night against the San Diego Padres who beat the New York Mets by a score of 5-3. DeGrom allowed a season-high three earned runs on eight hits and a walk in five innings, including a first-inning home run to Wil Myers. The homer snapped a 39 inning homerless streak that went back to last September. He struck out just two batters. “No...
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As MMO’s Michael Mayer first reported last night, lefty reliever Josh Edgin had his rehab assignment transferred from Single-A St. Lucie to Triple-A Las Vegas where he tossed a scoreless inning on Monday night. Edgin, 29, must be activated from the disabled list by this Sunday when his 30 day rehab expires. It is widely expected that he will be optioned to Las Vegas so that he could get...
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Miami Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon was suspended 80 games early Friday morning after he tested positive for two types of performance-enhancing drugs, Major League Baseball announced. Gordon, 28, was found to have taken exogenous Testosterone and Clostebol, a modified form of testosterone A two-time All-Star, Gordon signed a five-year, $50 million contract extension in the offseason after...
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