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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After losing 7-1 to the Diamondbacks, the Mets fell to three games below .500 in an underwhelming outing from Steven Matz on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. The club came into their final game in Arizona confident in their starter’s ability to secure the series win. Over his prior six starts, Matz surrendered just three or fewer runs. In his most recent outing at Dodger Stadium, he threw six...
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Update – Sunday, June 2 Jim Salisbury of NBC Philadelphia is hearing that the deal to send Bruce to the Phillies is complete. The outfielder could join Philadelphia as early as today at Dodger Stadium. Original post – Saturday, June 1 According to Jess Passan of ESPN, The Philadelphia Phillies are nearing a deal to acquire former-Mets outfielder Jay Bruce from the Seattle Mariners....
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During a time where their pitching staff can’t seem to stay healthy or consistent, Zack Wheeler spun a solid start to help the Mets win their second game in a row against the divisional rival Washington Nationals, after being swept in embarrassing fashion this past weekend by the last-place Miami Marlins. Wheeler’s dominant outing through six innings -giving up just a solo home run to Juan Soto...
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