Manager Terry Collins told reporters during his pregame press conference, that the swelling in Bartolo Colon’s thumb has subsided considerably. The team now expects him to make his regularly scheduled start on Sunday, when the Mets will play the Braves in Atlanta. Original Report – June 21 Bartolo Colon was removed from the game after being struck in the right thumb by a line drive...
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Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said that the team will hold a private workout for Cuban free agent Yulieski Gourriel. “We’re going to do our due diligence on that player,” Alderson said Tuesday. “We have made arrangements to do that. At the same time, that player hasn’t seen live pitching for weeks, if not months.” “It’s not clear how long a player in that situation would take to be...
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The Mets have placed Jim Henderson on the disabled list with right biceps tendinitis and have recalled Sean Gilmartin from Triple-A Las Vegas. Henderson had initially been diagnosed with a right shoulder impingement and was listed as day to day. Gilmartin, 26, will wear #36 and will be available for tonight’s game. Gilmartin was 8-3 with a 4.48 ERA (35 earned runs/70.1 innings) in 12 starts for...
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The Mets have just announced that Noah Syndergaard will not pitch tonight against the Kansas City Royals as planned. Instead, Bartolo Colon will pitch tonight and Syndergaard will start against the Royals in Wednesday’s finale. Though the Mets have given no reason, it’s obvious they made this move so that Syndergaard will face the Nationals next Monday in DC. Had he pitched tonight...
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According to columnist Neil Best of Newsday, Jeff Wilpon told reporters at a charity event in Harlem that the Mets might not be able to wait until the trade deadline to make some moves. Asked what he thought the Mets needed, “Hits,” the Mets COO responded. Meanwhile, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports is reporting that the Mets are debating internally whether signing Jose Reyes would be...
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