Sunday evening, the New York Mets made the decision to promote several of the organization’s top prospects from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Syracuse. First reported by Daniel Wexler, New York is promoting infielder/outfielder Jett Williams, outfielder Carson Benge, right-handed pitcher Jonah Tong, and first baseman/outfielder Ryan Clifford to Syracuse. According to Metsmerized’s...
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The New York Mets have had a season-long Frankie Montas problem, and that continued on Saturday. The 32-year-old veteran entered Saturday night’s game with a 6.68 ERA across seven starts. As a result, the Mets made the decision to pitch an opener in front of the right-handed starter, bring him in the game’s second inning. Despite this, not only was Montas’ performance uneven...
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The New York Mets sent down right-handed reliever Huascar Brazobán in hopes of stretching him out for a return to the major leagues at some point down the stretch. Brazobán had been a stalwart in the Mets’ bullpen prior to reassignment to Triple-A, tossing 51 2/3 innings posting a 3.38 ERA and 4.13 FIP. In his third appearance since being sent down, he struggled mightily, getting shelled...
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The New York Mets entered Sunday night’s nationally televised game at Oracle Park hoping to sweep the San Francisco Giants. Behind a mammoth performance from Ronny Mauricio, the Mets did just that, notching a 5-3 victory and beginning their West Coast trip with a three-game sweep. New York has now won seven in a row and extended their National League East lead to 1.5 games over the...
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On Friday, the New York Mets announced that they acquired left-handed reliever Gregory Soto from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for pitching prospects Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster. This was the first deal ahead of what projects to be a busy trade deadline for the Mets. Soto, 30 years old, is in his seventh big-league season. After starting his major-league career with the Detroit...
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