Steve Cohen isn’t one to sugarcoat how the Mets’ season has gone. At the same time, Cohen expressed optimism going forward as he spoke to reporters at Citi Field on Wednesday. “We might have taken too much risk, when you think about all the changes that were made,” Cohen said. “Whenever there are significant changes, sometimes it takes a while to integrate.”...
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Francisco Lindor has not had his finest season defensively. He entered Friday with a -3 DRS, -1 OAA and a career-worst .963 fielding percentage. He made another error — his ninth — in Friday’s game against the Nationals, leading to an unearned run that put the Mets in a 1-0 hole. It was his own homer that tied it. The Mets eventually won, 4-1. Despite Lindor fading defensively, his offense...
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Devin Williams has hit the injured list. The Mets announced Monday that they have placed Williams on the 15-day IL with a right shoulder strain. It is retroactive to Aug. 8. In a corresponding move, the Mets recalled right-handed pitcher Jonathan Pintaro from Triple-A Syracuse. Williams most recently pitched on Aug. 7. He struggled, allowing two runs on three hits in an inning of work. An...
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Stolen bases and clutch defensive plays sprinkled throughout may have just been the difference in the Mets winning Friday’s game over the Pirates. The Mets, now 4-0 since the trade deadline, have been playing loose since selling some of their major pieces. They came out running on Friday. They took advantage of a rattled starter in Carmen Mlodzinski, who struggled mightily after a...
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Carson Benge has been removed from Friday’s game against the Pirates. Benge made a fantastic catch in the bottom of the third, going up against the wall in the left-field corner at PNC Park to take an extra-base hit away from Ronny Simón. But Benge appeared to jam his wrist against the wall in the process. He stayed in left field for the rest of the inning, but was removed going into the...
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