Frustration continues to mount and build and implode on top of itself for the New York Mets. They lost to the Dodgers again on Friday, this time by a score of 3-2 at Dodger Stadium. They were in in the game, and Carlos Carrasco turned in a decent outing, but they ultimately couldn’t do enough against Dodgers ace Walker Buehler. They nearly staged a comeback in the eighth, but they lost...
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Mets right-handed reliever Drew Smith was placed on the 10-day IL on Saturday with right shoulder inflammation, the Mets announced. It’s a big hit to the Mets’ bullpen, as Smith has posted a 2.40 ERA in 41 1/3 innings this season. Outfielder Albert Almora Jr. was also optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. Almora has struggled mightily at the plate this year, hitting just .128/.163/.191 with...
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Rangers slugger Joey Gallo was traded to the Yankees on Wednesday, as Levi Weaver of The Athletic first reported. Gallo, 27, has spent his entire professional career with the Rangers. They drafted him 39th overall in 2012, and he made his major league debut in 2015. Since then, he’s put up a peculiar .211/.336/.497 batting line. This season with the Rangers, he was batting .223/.379/.490,...
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The Mets announced on Saturday that they’ve acquired outfielder Mark Payton from the Reds for cash considerations. To make room on the 40-man roster, David Peterson was moved from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. It was later reported that he fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot. Payton, 29, was drafted three times, most recently in 2014 in the seventh round by the Yankees. He...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets suffered a brutal loss to the Pirates Saturday night. They were an out away from winning, but Edwin Diaz surrendered a walk-off grand slam to Jacob Stallings as they fell 9-7. They’ll play one last game against Pittsburgh today at 1:05 p.m. Latest Mets News The Mets released Stephen Tarpley after they designated him for assignment last weekend, as Jacob...
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