The Mets have placed first baseman Lucas Duda on the disabled list, a day after he was forced to leave the game with a sore back. Left-handed reliever Dario Alvarez was promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas and took Duda’s spot on the roster. Duda had recently missed six starts with this back issue last week, but last night he told reporters that it locked up on him. Duda is hitting .246 with...
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The New York Mets announced that they have acquired Eric Young Jr. from the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations. Young, 30, will report to Triple-A Las Vegas and will likely rejoin the team after September 1. He batted .169 with a .229 on-base percentage, no home runs and five RBIs in 35 games in the majors this season. Over two seasons with the Mets, Young batted .242 with a .289 on-base...
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It’s official… Logan Verrett will start for the Mets on Sunday against the Rockies in the series finale, Terry Collins just confirmed with reporters. Matt Harvey will indeed be skipped for a start in the rotation. “We just were afraid we’d have to shut him down,” Collins said. August 19 Terry Collins told reporters this afternoon, that the team is considering the...
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I still remember it like it was yesterday, it was the exact moment I became a Mets fan. I was nine years old and the big thing in those days was flipping baseball cards. Everyone wanted to be the king of the block and the one with the biggest stack of cards. And I was no different. One day, it was a Saturday, I was out shopping with my mom and my little brother at a now long-defunct department...
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Since being acquired from the Oakland A’s, setup reliever Tyler Clippard has become a formidable weapon for the Mets bullpen. In 12 appearances with New York, Clippard is 1-0 with one save, four holds, a 2.38 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in 11 1/3 innings pitched. Clippard earned that save against his former team, the Washington Nationals, whom he believes the Mets should easily widen the gap against...
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