Before tonight’s game against the Yankees, manager Terry Collins told reporters that David Wright will begin baseball activities on Monday. Though Wright is eligible to return from the disabled list on Thursday, Collins said that wasn’t realistic and he hopes the Mets third baseman can return by Saturday. (Anthony DiComo) Wright swung the bat on Friday but the real test comes when he...
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Jon Niese, being counted among the rotation New Yorkers “knew they had it in them,” has his work cut out for him for tonight’s finale in the Bronx. Nathan Eovaldi of the Yankees has 14 K’s in just under two game’s worth of innings pitched. The question for Niese tonight will be whether or not he can widen that K/BB ratio and keep the Bombers off the bases. It may...
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The Mets are the talk of the baseball world with a blazing hot start to their season. The Mets currently are in 1st place in the NL East with a commanding lead of 4.5 games over 2nd place Atlanta. Everything seems to be falling in place, as each Mets player has had a role in their amazin’ winning record of 14-4. There has not been many complaints of players underachieving or not...
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According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, closer Bobby Parnell had his rehab process shut down for a week due to forearm soreness. Rubin says Parnell was checked out by Dr. David Altchek and there was no need for another surgery. Parnell had been struggling during his rehab appearances posting a 10.13 ERA in three relief outings with Single-A St. Lucie. April 22 Mets reliever Bobby Parnell has...
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This early edition of the Subway Series carries with it a little more intrigue than in past seasons. With the Mets virtually on fire with an 11 game win streak and the Yankees having won six of their last seven, it’ll be a matchup of arms this late April weekend in the Bronx. Friday: RHP Jacob deGrom (2-1, 0.93) vs. RHP Michael Pineda (2-0, 5.00), 7:05 PM Saturday: RHP Matt Harvey (3-0,...
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