MLB’s now-former No. 51 overall prospect, Pete Alonso made his long-anticipated major-league debut with the Mets on Opening Day this season and the first baseman has made an impact that no one saw coming. Fans heard whispers of the power-hitting prospect who crushed 36 home runs in 132 games between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas in 2018, but no one truly understood the impression he...
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The Angels have released reliever Cody Allen, per a club announcement. He had been designated for assignment on Saturday following a disappointing outing Friday evening where the righty pitched just two thirds of an inning, and gave up four runs in a 9-4 loss to the Rays. Allen got called up by the Indians in 2012 and pitched with the club for seven seasons until they granted him free agency in...
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On Sunday morning, Mets’ manager Mickey Callaway told the media that the team will consider playing Michael Conforto or Jeff McNeil in center field more often to get J.D. Davis and Dominic Smith in the lineup, and that Robinson Cano will play “as much as he can” at second base, per Zack Braziller of the New York Post. With the return of Cano from the injured list, McNeil will be forced to return...
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Jason Vargas exited this Sunday afternoon’s game in the middle of his own at-bat during the bottom of the fourth inning with a left calf cramp. Before leaving the game, his command was not as sharp as recent outings but he was able to limit the damage to just two earned runs. He threw four innings, allowing just one hit with three walks and four strikeouts in 66 pitches. After a rough start to...
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With the 53rd pick of the 2019 MLB Draft, the Mets took right-handed pitcher Josh Wolf out of St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas. Wolf is a Texas A&M commit who was ranked 36th on MLB.com and 54th on Baseball America’s top 500 picks prior to the draft. The 6’2”, 165-pound hurler has shown impressive consistency and growth throughout the regular season. In his junior year, he owned a...
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