J.D. Davis has been placed on the 10-day IL with a hand contusion after being hit by a pitch, the Mets announced on Saturday. The move is retroactive to April 7. In his place, infielder Jose Peraza was selected to the major league roster and will be active for Saturday’s game against the Marlins at 1:10 p.m. Peraza has major league experience with the Dodgers, Reds and Red Sox, and has aa...
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Luis Rojas provided updates on Seth Lugo’s status on Saturday. Lugo of course has been out since February to remove a bone spur in his elbow, and officially began the season on the injured list. Rojas said that Lugo has been throwing for the past week, and is playing catch from as far as 75 feet. Tim Healey of Newsday noted that the Mets originally estimated that Lugo would be back in...
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Following the news that he tore his right hamstring on Friday, Carlos Carrasco spoke to the media on Saturday to provide updates on his status. One thing was made clear instantly: Carrasco isn’t letting this minor setback bring him down. Carrasco has a history with leukemia, and he said that when you’ve been told that you have cancer, everything else seems minor in comparison. This...
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Mets star shortstop acquisition Francisco Lindor came into Friday afternoon’s matchup against the Cardinals with a .280/.357/.400 batting line in his first spring training as a Met, a solid but underwhelming mark considering what we know he’s capable of. However, Lindor quickly silenced any doubters by crushing a first-pitch fastball to right field in the fourth inning of...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets lost to the Nationals on Thursday, bringing their spring training record to 7-7. However, Edwin Diaz turned in another good outing, pitching a scoreless inning to bring his total to four scoreless innings and six strikeouts on the young spring. “I feel really happy,” Diaz said, as reported by MMO’s own John Flanigan. “I feel really...
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