Recently-promoted prospect Ronny Mauricio is going to be playing some third base and left field for the Mets in the near future, manager Buck Showalter indicated on Monday. As detailed in an article by Joe Pantorno of AMNY, Showalter asked reporters where they would play Mauricio. When they mentioned that they haven’t seen him play third or left in the majors yet, Showalter said,...
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The New York Mets (63-74) capped off a back-and-forth series with a victory in the rubber game, defeating the Seattle Mariners (77-59) 6-3 at Citi Field on Sunday. Pete Alonso smacked a pair of homers, Jeff McNeil stayed hot, and the pitching staff led by Tylor Megill did enough to keep the Seattle offense at bay. Megill got the start for the Mets, still trying to establish his place in this...
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Max Scherzer fended off any speculation that the Mets might have had a toxic clubhouse on Monday. Following numerous rumors and reports about the Mets’ clubhouse culture — including notions that Scherzer and fellow veteran Justin Verlander didn’t get along — the Texas Rangers right-hander adamantly denied all of it while talking to reporters at Citi Field. “We actually had a...
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Mets closer Edwin Díaz told reporters on Monday that he’s still progressing, and he hopes to pitch for the Mets before the season ends. “We’re feeling great. Our progress has been perfect,” Díaz said. “We are checking a lot of boxes, and we feel really good right now.” Díaz said he threw his first bullpen session on Sunday, and that he was hitting 93-95 mph...
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The New York Mets have traded David Robertson to the Miami Marlins, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported just minutes after the Mets’ 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals Thursday night. The Mets will receive prospects Marco Vargas and Ronald Hernandez in return, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported. Vargas and Hernandez — both still teenagers — will be the Mets’ No. 6 and No....
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