The New York Mets’ 2018 first-round and No. 6 overall pick Jarred Kelenic has begun his professional career by playing for the Gulf Coast League Mets. His tenure in the GCL is expected to be short, as Kelenic, who received a $4.5 million signing bonus under the slot value, is expected to take batting practice at Citi Field on Wednesday before being promoted to the Kingsport Mets. The...
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Oklahoma City (40-24) 8, Las Vegas (28-41) 1 Box Score Zach Borenstein LF: 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB, .242/.340/.463 Peter Alonso 1B: 0-3, BB, K, .000/.250/.000 Jeff McNeil 2B: 1-3, BB, .333/.500/.333 The 51s offense struggled again, collecting only one run on a Borenstein RBI double in the seventh. However, the story of the game was the addition of Alonso and McNeil to the lineup. Both of them were...
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Las Vegas (26-35) 7, New Orleans (28-32) 6 Box Score Ezequiel Carrera CF: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K, .200/.200/.233 Ty Kelly 2B: 2-3, RBI, 2 BB, .270/.347/.464 Dominic Smith 1B: 0-4, K, .267/.350/.379 Patrick Kivlehan RF: 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .259/.344/.376 Colton Plaia C: 2-4, 2B, .205/.301/.274 The 51s got three in the first from a blast off the bat of Kivlehan, but were quiet until after the...
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New Orleans (28-31) 16, Las Vegas (25-35) 4 Box Score Kevin Kaczmarski CF: 1-2, BB, .429/.463/.600 Cody Asche 3B: 2-5, 2B, .235/.302/.522 Dominic Smith 1B: 3-5, 2B, RBI, .272/.357/.386 Patrick Kivlehan RF: 1-4, RBI, .256/.337/.341 The 51s scattered eleven hits around, but failed to capitalize on multiple opportunities, going just 2-17 with runners in scoring position. Kaczmarski continued the...
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With picks 3-10 in the draft yesterday, the New York Mets selected eight college players after taking two high school players on day one. Of these eight, they took four right-handed pitchers, one left-handed pitcher, two infielders, and a catcher. This was a similar approach as last year, when their top ten picks were all college players. Here we will review the picks the Mets made on day two....
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