Baseball teams are always taking flyers on different arms before the start of the season. One thing the New York Mets have been good for over the last several seasons is taking a flyer on a lefty reliever. T.J. McFarland is that lefty reliever for the Mets this season. McFarland was drafted in round four by the Cleveland Guardians back in 2007. The Orioles then drafted McFarland five years later...
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Tommy Hunter is, arguably, already a Mets Legend. Tommy Hunter, in his 476th career game, gets his first big league hit. pic.twitter.com/VsgfyXH1Gb — Michael Mayer (@mikemayer22) May 18, 2021 I’ve come around the Universal DH, but memories like that warm my National League heart. The 36-year old righty was drafted by the Rays back in 2005, made his debut in 2008 and has traveled all...
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Non-roster invites (NRIs) to spring training run the gambit from top-tier prospects to veterans trying to get back on major league rosters to minor-league players who never got their shot. Connor Grey falls into the latter category. A New York state native who graduated from St. Bonaventure in 2016, Connor Grey was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks back in 2016. He made some noise back in...
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Sunday, October 9, 2022 • 7:07 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY Joe Musgrove (10-7, 2.93 ERA) vs. Chris Bassitt (15-9, 3.42 ERA) ESPN • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 The Mets and Padres face off tonight at Citi Field for a winner-takes-all rubber game. After getting trounced in Game 1, the Mets struck back last night. For the Mets, it was the formula they’ve used all year to win 101 games. The starting...
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Saturday, October 8, 2022 • 7:37 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Blake Snell (2022 – 8-10, 3.38) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (2022 – 5-4, 3.08) ESPN • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 The Mets and Padres face off in an elimination game for the Mets tonight. The Padres got off to a fast start in Game 1, with Josh Bell hitting a homer in the first inning. From that point on it was a fairly...
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