Jeff McNeil hit a birthday bash for the second straight season on Friday. Last year, McNeil went deep on his 29th birthday. This year, McNeil replicated the feat on his 30th, tying the game at one apiece in the third inning. The Mets went on to beat the Nationals 7-3 to improve to 2-0 on the very young season. “I put a good swing on that one,” McNeil said. “Back-to-back years....
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The Mets experienced their first benches-clearing incident of the season Friday against the Nationals. Reliever Steve Cishek fired one inside that nailed Francisco Lindor in the head, prompting Mets manager Buck Showalter to lead the charge onto the field. Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner joined him, along with both bullpens as the teams intensely mingled on the field. Showalter and Hefner fiercely...
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Updated Post – April 5, 9:50 AM Max Scherzer told reporters on Tuesday morning that he felt fine after throwing a bullpen season earlier in the day and he could pitch on Friday. That would be the Mets second game of the regular season vs the Nationals in Washington. Original Post – April 2, 13:05 PM Following Saturday’s news that Max Scherzer was scratched from his scheduled...
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Updated Post 4/2/22, 5:54 PM EST The deal has “hit a snag,” Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported, and others such as Joel Sherman of the New York Post and Andy Martino of SNY confirmed. Sherman added that the Mets had discussed whether to take on about $24 million of Hosmer’s salary and ultimately decided against it. Updated Post 4/2/22, 1:37 PM EST Andy Martino of SNY added that...
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The Washington Nationals finished in last place in the NL East last year with a 65-97 record, and they aren’t expected to be much better this year. They have one of the best young players in the game in Juan Soto, but not a whole lot to support him after trading away multiple big names at last year’s deadline. They brought in Nelson Cruz to help fuel what could be a decent offense,...
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