Jeurys Familia notched his 43rd save of the season on Sunday, matching Armando Benitez (who saved 43 in 2001} for the most saves in a single season in franchise history. It’s been a remarkable season for Familia, who was unexpectedly thrust into the closer role after Jenrry Mejia was suspended for PED use in early April. Familia finishes the season with a 1.85 ERA, 1.001 WHIP, .207 BAA and...
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Jacob deGrom capped off an amazing season by going four strong innings while allowing no hits and striking out seven in the Mets 1-0 win over the Washington Nationals. For the Mets it was their 90th win of the season, the most they have had since 2006. DeGrom etched his name into the record books in the second inning when he became just the 11th pitcher in Mets history to record 200 strikeouts...
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Noah Syndergaard wrapped up an impressive rookie campaign with another dominating performance on Saturday afternoon against the Washington Nationals. Syndergaard allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk while striking out ten in 7.0 innings of work. In his last four starts, Syndergaard struck out a staggering 37 batters while issuing just two walks. He became the first Met to record...
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Mets right-handed reliever Hansel Robles will appeal the three-game suspension handed down by MLB on Thursday. That should still keep him available for the remainder of the Mets regular season. Robles’ suspension came as a result of throwing a baseball toward the head of Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp on Wednesday. MLB ruled that Robles’s pitch was “intentional.” Before...
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Here we are… 159 games down, three to go. The New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in a dead tie for home-field advantage, with each team boasting the same 89-70 record. “We’re going to play to win as many games as we can and to try to get home-field advantage in the first round,” Mets manager Terry Collins told reporters in Philadelphia. “I think...
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