During a steal of third base in the first inning of the Miami Marlins and New York Mets’ game Sunday afternoon, Mets’ outfielder Starling Marte left the game. He was able to finish out the frame, but was removed in between innings. Marte slid head-first into third and his head collided with Jean Segura’s lower half. The collision, of course, also put pressure on Marte’s...
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Entering Saturday afternoon’s game against the Miami Marlin, there was one New York Met that needed a big hit like no other. That was third baseman Eduardo Escobar. The 13-year veteran entered the contest 2-for-24 with no extra-base hits and only one run batted in. That RBI total changed with one swing of the bat at Citi Field on Saturday. Escobar clubbed a 371 foot, opposite field home...
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The New York Mets have had issues at the catcher position for over a decade. This offseason, the team decided to move on from James McCann and sign veteran Omar Narváez to platoon alongside Tomás Nido. Extremely early returns show that may have been a terrific move. To be fair, the bar was set extremely low. Last season, McCann posted a -0.1 WAR and an OPS+ of 55. Nido, on the other hand, was...
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The New York Mets took on the Miami Marlins Sunday afternoon in the team’s last game of spring training. At Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida, the Mets tied for the second day in a row as each team scored three runs. The Mets end spring training 10-14 with a few ties. Now, the real baseball starts. The first score of Sunday’s game came in the third inning. Starling Marte lined a...
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The New York Mets announced another round of cuts this morning. The team announced that relievers T.J. McFarland and Jimmy Yacabonis were assigned to minor league camp, while former Marlins’ bullpen piece Jeff Brigham was formally optioned to Triple-A. This leaves John Curtiss, Stephen Nogosek, Dennis Santana, and Elieser Hernández fighting for the three remaining bullpen spots. Both...
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