The Mets will play the crosstown rival Yankees this weekend at Yankee Stadium beginning tonight when Jacob deGrom takes the mound for the first of a three game set. The Mets will find a familiar face in Yankees outfielder Chris Young, who was released by the team last August after hitting only .205 in 88 games. Young signed a one year deal with the Mets worth $7.25 million last season, but says...
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Mets right handed reliever Vic Black was at Citi Field with his Mets teammates, but he is still not close to coming back from the DL. Black has been taken out of minor league rehab appearances while being treated for a mildly herniated disk on the right side of his neck. It’s causing him nerve irritation. In his last rehab game, Black’s fastball was only 88 to 90 mph, well off from...
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The Mets patience in their farm is starting to pay significant dividends to their major league ball club, recently in the emergence of Jacob deGrom, Juan Lagares, and Jeurys Familia as star-like talents. Now, it seems like no matter which player makes the trip from the farm, be it deGrom and Dilson Herrera last year, Kevin Plawecki this week, or even the less-heralded Eric Campbell and Danny...
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After another Mets win on Sunday, the Mets took a big hit when Mets lefty reliever Jerry Blevins got hit by a line drive in his left forearm and the result was a fracture. He will be in the DL and out for 6-8 weeks. “I saw the X-rays this morning at Hospital for Special Surgery and his fracture was a little more complicated. It wasn’t displaced, but looked more like a broken teacup, and that...
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The Mets just defeated the Marlins 7-6 on Sunday, sweeping the four game series from the Marlins. This came immediately after a three game sweep of the Phillies, another division rival. The Mets have won eight straight games, seven of which were at home, and have yet to lose at Citi Field. This past week, I attended two Mets games: their home opening 2-0 win against the Phillies and their...
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