By Danny Torres When former N.Y. Mets General Manager Omar Minaya was a standout catcher for the Newtown High School baseball team in Elmhurst, Queens, there was never a question about what uniform number he would wear. He chose his favorite number in tribute to one of his childhood heroes, whom he was able to see when his parents took him to Shea Stadium to watch the Mets. While Omar was...
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The Cubs completed a three-game sweep at Citi Field by defeating the Mets 4-1 on Thursday night. Chicago extended the Mets losing streak to six games, despite entering the series 14 games under .500 on the road. Victor Caratini was tonight’s star, hitting two home runs off of Jacob deGrom. The second HR was a back-breaking three-run shot to the Coca-Cola Corner in the seventh. The Mets...
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August 23. Two games out of the second wild card. With only 34 games to go, a challenging schedule and numerous teams in the mix, it would seem that the New York Mets baseball club, while playing exciting baseball, have their work cut out for them to reach the postseason. On the other hand, this is not the first time our beloved Mets have faced such a challenge. We all know what happened in 1969...
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Jeff McNeil played in the first game of a doubleheader for the Brooklyn Cyclones on Friday going 1-for-4 with a single in his first at-bat. He later reached on an error in the third inning, where he would come around to score thanks to a wild pitch. McNeil, 27, started the game in right field, but shifted to third base in the fifth inning. That means he played four innings in right field and...
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The Mets completed a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 2-0 rain shortened victory on Thursday night at a soggy Citi Field. Play resumed briefly following a two-hour and 28 minute rain delay, before another 38-minute rain delay into early Friday morning ended the game. The team improves to seven games over .500 for the first time this season and concludes its interleague schedule...
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