The 2022 MLB Futures Game will commence at 7 p.m. Saturday evening at Dodger Stadium. Two Mets are slated to participate in the game, with 20-year-old phenom catcher Francisco Álvarez joined by third baseman Mark Vientos as a reserve. The Futures Game is an annual showcase of baseball’s top up-and-coming talent. The Mets are certainly no strangers to the event. Fans may remember that just...
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The Mets retired Keith Hernandez’s number 17 with a special ceremony before Saturday’s game. It began with a brilliantly edited video tribute, which featured current players, former players and broadcasters talking about Hernandez’s career from his perspective. Mets radio announcer Howie Rose introduced and welcomed everyone. Taking the field was Hernandez’s family, some...
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Jacob deGrom is expected to make his third rehab start Thursday for Triple-A Syracuse, Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated reported. He’s expected to throw a side session on Tuesday and then make the start two days later if everything goes well. Things certainly went well in deGrom’s first two starts for Low-A St. Lucie. In his first, he struck out five of the six batters he faced and...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets got Max Scherzer back Tuesday night, and he was great. The Mets’ offense was not so great, failing to score a run in a 1-0 loss. In other news, the Red Sox designated Hansel Robles for assignment. Bring him home? Latest Mets News Francisco Alvarez is now ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 2 prospect in all of baseball. The Mets will celebrate Disability...
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The Mets have promoted catching prospect Francisco Álvarez from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Syracuse. Anthony DiComo of MLB was the first to report it was likely going to happen, while Joel Sherman of the New York Post confirmed the news Saturday evening. Álvarez has been thriving with the Rumble Ponies. Over 66 games, he’s hit .277/.368/.558 with 18 home runs, 16 doubles and 47 RBIs....
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