With the Mets hanging on for their lives in a tense Wild Card race that has all but collapsed, Zack Wheeler took the mound looking to build on his streak of four starts in a row allowing only one earned run. Wheeler’s evening began shakily, with Phil Ervin leading off with a single followed by Joey Votto doing what he does best in drawing a walk. After Eugenio Suarez reached on a Todd...
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The San Diego Padres have fired manager Andy Green, GM A.J. Preller announced, per a report from Scott Miller of Bleacher Report. Green managed the club for nearly four seasons, finishing his tenure with 274 wins and 366 losses. He still had two years left on his deal. The Padres finished either last or second to last in all three of Green’s full seasons managing the team, and currently...
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After his first inning solo home run on Monday to put the Mets up 1-0, Pete Alonso has now broken a single-season franchise record by reaching base in 34 consecutive games. Alonso’s home run was his 46th, breaking a tie with Mike Trout for the Major League lead. The homer pushed Alonso’s batting line up to .270/.369/.595, to go along with a 148 wRC+. Not including Monday’s home run, Alonso has...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Mets have re-signed Ruben Tejada to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Syracuse for the time being. Tejada had a successful season with Syracuse, batting .330/.408/.476. He was briefly given a chance with the Mets, going 0-for-9 before he was designated for assignment on August 22. The Mets officially released him and made him a free...
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As rosters have expanded, the Mets have activated outfielder Brandon Nimmo from the injured list, according to Tim Britton of The Athletic. Nimmo has been out since May 20 with a bulging cervical disc in his neck, and should be a huge boost to a Mets lineup which had been struggling as of late until the last two games. Nimmo will be available off the bench in Sunday night’s game against...
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