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Mets Lower Minors: Cyclones Wild Card Lead Drops To One Game, deGrom Solid In St. Lucie Win

St. Lucie 5, Bradenton 1 Jacob deGrom continued on his strong season and the Mets were off and running on the basepaths in their 5-1 win. deGrom pitched six effective innings and struck out six to improve to 3-0 in the Florida State League. He allowed one run and five hits while issuing two walks. Hamilton Bennett tossed two scoreless innings and struck out one. Adrian Rosario pitched a...

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Terry Collins Is Not Going Down Without A Fight

Updated Post 8/30 Terry Collins said it is a mistake to suggest the Mets’ goal for the remainder of the season is to finish in third place, ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins. “You know, it’s not a goal. I don’t know where that’s coming from,” Collins said. The Mets manager says his goal is to reach .500. “The goal is to play as good as...

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Binghamton Agrees To Four Year Player Development Contract With Mets

Done deal… The Binghamton Mets, have been affiliated with the Mets since they were incepted in 1992, and New York Mets have announced a four-year extension of their player development contract, securing the B-Mets as the Mets’ Double-A affiliate through the 2016 season. Original Post 7/12 An article that appeared in Thursday’s Press & Sun-Bulletin reported that a new deal between...

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Mets Lower Minors: Verrett Solid, Cecchini Scores Twice In Clones Debut, Boyd Collects Four RBIs

Jupiter 2, St. Lucie 1 Logan Verrett was strong, but Jupiter came through in late innings in the 2-1 loss. Key Players Cory Vaughn – 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout, 1 caught stealing (4th of the season) Darrell Ceciliani – 1 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout Aderlin Rodriguez – 0 for 3, 2 strikeouts Logan Verrett – 7 IP, 4 hits, 1 run allowed, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts Taylor...

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Matt Harvey Strong, Duda Goes Deep In 3-2 Win Against Phillies

Matt Harvey, without having his best stuff still had a quality start against the Phillies, thanks to some key offensive contributions from Lucas Duda — Matt Harvey came out of the gate throwing his fastball often, and about as hard as Mets fans have seen in during this 2012 season. Harvey hit 99 MPH at least 5 times, and utilize that fastball for two strikeouts looking. Harvey’s...

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