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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Sunday’s 2-0 victory over the Blue Jays was no ordinary win for the Astros, who currently have the second best record in baseball just narrowly behind the Yankees. Astros ace Justin Verlander threw a gem of a no-hitter, allowing just a first-inning walk. Verlander struck out 14 in his masterpiece, lowering his ERA to 2.56 as he only strengthened his case for the American League Cy Young...
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Rochester (70-68) 5, Syracuse (73-65) 3 Box Score Brandon Nimmo DH: 0-3, BB, K, .200/.364/.343 Jed Lowrie 2B: 0-4, RBI, K, .182/.250/.364 Danny Espinosa SS: 2-4, HR, RBI, K, .254/.336/.439 Nimmo and Lowrie both made progress on their rehab assignments, with Lowrie playing seven innings at second base. Nimmo is nearly ready and could be activated any day now, now that the rosters will be...
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