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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New York Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud has been put on the disabled list with a rotator cuff strain in his right shoulder, the team announced on Monday. Rene Rivera has been called up from Triple-A Las Vegas and he will backup Kevin Plawecki while d’Arnaud remains out. Rivera, 32, will wear #44 and will be available for tonight’s game vs. Cincinnati. He made a career-high 87 starts...
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Neil Walker has six home runs over his last nine games and his seven home runs are tied for the most he’s ever hit in any calendar month. The former Pirate had seven home runs in September, 2013 and seven in July, 2012. Walker is tied for fourth in the majors with his seven long balls. The only other Mets second baseman with seven or more home runs in April was Jeff Kent, who hit eight home runs...
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