Mets manager Luis Rojas said before Saturday’s game that Francisco Lindor and Javier Baez could be back as soon as Sunday’s game. “Today is a big day,” Rojas said. The reason for the big day is that Lindor will be taking live batting practice against Noah Syndergaard on Saturday. Whether Lindor returns on Sunday will likely largely depend on how that goes. As for Baez,...
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Jeff McNeil just hasn’t gotten it going. McNeil is a great story and an easy guy to root for. He’s in the vein of a T.J. Rivera — an under-the-radar prospect who hit at every level yet was overlooked and considered by scouts to have no major league future. But of course, McNeil burst onto the scene and has done pretty much nothing but hit with the Mets, turning himself into not just...
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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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