The New York Mets (48-41) defeated the Philadelphia Phillies (42-49) by a score of 5-3 at Citizens Bank Park Friday evening. With a Washington Nationals win, the Mets will remain six games back of the division lead. Pitching: Bartolo Colon was on the hill for the Mets tonight and he was very good early. After making the trip across country to the All-Star game and not being able to get in the...
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Update: According to Rolando Napoles and later confirmed by Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com the Astros have signed Cuban infielder Yulieski Gurriel to a five year deal worth $47.5 million. Original Report Yulieski Gurriel, the latest cuban defector who had been on the Mets radar is not believed to be on his way to New York anytime soon. Adam Rubin of ESPN reports that the team is unlikely to sign...
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Vegas 51s(47-43) 3, Iowa 2 Box Score The victory brought the 51s to 5.5 games out of first. Dilson Herrera 2B: 2 for 5 .276/.320/.476 Michael Conforto RF: 0 for 3, BB, R .321/.400/.547 Kevin Plawecki C: 1 for 3, RBI .318/.404/.581 Plawecki and Eric Campbell drove in all three runs. Conforto played in right field for the third straight game while Matt Reynolds was in left. Darin Gorski LHP: 5.2...
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Sandy Alderson spoke with Mike Puma of the New York Post Thursday as he readies for the opening of the second half of the season. He candidly advised Puma that he believes what the New York Mets have is currently a playoff caliber team as-is. “I still expect us to be a playoff team,” Alderson said. “I know we’ve had some injuries, but I don’t see any reason at this point why we can’t overcome...
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Vincent White, the lawyer of ex-Met Jenrry Mejia is preparing to sue Major League Baseball for alleged “corrupt mob-like activity.” White issued a statement on Monday regarding his suit, which he claims will shed light on the illicit activities of the commissioner’s office, including “the breaking of state and federal laws, invasion of privacy, computer hacking, extortion...
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