Updated Post: Sept. 27 at 11:01 p.m. Per Mike Puma of the New York Post, the Mets have announced that Francisco Alvarez left the team’s contest with back spasms on Friday night. Original Post: Sept. 27 at 10:42 p.m. Francisco Alvarez departed the Mets’ game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night with an apparent back injury. The 22-year-old catcher reached base on a walk in...
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While the Mets’ offense has run into the occasional rough patch during the final stretch of the regular season, they have largely performed as one of the best units in baseball since the beginning of September. The team has tied for the sixth-most home runs (29) while posting the ninth-best wRC+ (107) and OPS (.726) over that period, and they’ve done so while receiving little...
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On Friday morning, the Mets announced the recipients of their annual Player Development Awards, which are bestowed upon minor league players and staff members. Outfielder Nick Morabito was named the organization’s Player of the Year. The 21-year-old slashed .312/.403/.398 across 119 games with Low-A St. Lucie and High-A Brooklyn this season. Among full-season minor leaguers, he recorded...
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It was a tale of two teams for the final Mets affiliates still playing as the minor league season comes to a close. Triple-A Syracuse couldn’t get its bats rolling while the pitching staff had its own troubles. Meanwhile, Double-A Binghamton stayed hot thanks to standout performances from a pair of top prospects. TRIPLE-A WORCESTER RED SOX (75-66) 8, SYRACUSE METS (72-68) 1 BOX SCORE RF...
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There’s nothing quite like meaningful September baseball. The National League Wild Card race is gearing up for an exciting finish that is going to see a deserving team miss out on their chance to play in October. The Mets, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres have all made it to this point after going through their fair share of trials and tribulations, and it’ll...
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