Starling Marte’s second spring training game of the season was cut short in the fifth inning on Sunday. He was struck by a 93 MPH fastball from Rays’ pitcher Elvin Rodriguez on the top of the helmet. Luckily, Marte immediately walked off the field under his own power. He was replaced on first base by Omar De Los Santos. The Mets provided an update on their right fielder toward the...
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Brett Baty continued his scorching hot spring training with another terrific performance Saturday night. Playing third base, Baty went 2-for-2 with a couple singles and a run scored. He also walked twice and made a couple stellar plays at third base. Everything is going right for the 23-year-old as he attempts to break camp with the big club. With the splendid performance on Saturday, Baty is...
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Entering spring training, the Mets’ bullpen was an area that was going to be closely monitored. The reasoning for that is because of New York’s offseason approach, which has left two or so open reliever spots on the roster. Before spring started, one of the top candidates to fill one of those spots, contingent on a strong spring, was former Marlins’ pitcher John Curtiss. Well, thus...
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Team Colombia may need a new opening game starting pitcher. During the New York Mets thumping of the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday afternoon, veteran pitcher José Quintana left the game after pitching only one inning. General manager Billy Eppler provided an update later in the game, saying he left the game due to left-side tightness. Quintana is scheduled for tests tomorrow. After struggling...
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After losing Jacob deGrom via free agency, the New York Mets responded by signing future hall of fame pitcher Justin Verlander to a two-year, $86,666,666 deal. The 40-year-old pitcher finally made his first in-game appearance for the blue in orange Saturday afternoon against the Miami Marlins. Despite allowing an early run, Verlander settled down and turned in a solid, efficient outing. The game...
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