Jon Heyman of CBS Sports is reporting that Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes has cleared waivers and can be traded to any team willing to take on his remaining $44 million dollar contract through 2017. Reyes recently told Steve Politi of NJ.com that he believes the Mets can win the World Series this year. “No question, they can win it all,” Reyes said. “With the way they’re...
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Yoenis Cespedes ripped his first home run as a Met on Wednesday night, a screaming bullet in the eighth inning with two outs to ice the Mets lead at 3-0. It was his 19th home run of the season and his first since July 30 at Baltimore. “It feels good. I feel happy to get it off my back, to get my first out of the way,” Cespedes said through a translator. “I feel like I’m helping the team,...
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If you thought you had heard the last of former Met Jordany Valdespin, think again. After the Mets 3-0 win over the Rockies on Wednesday night, manager Terry Collins called out Valdespin while raving about the impact Juan Uribe has had on the Mets. “Juan Uribe, he’s got two World Series rings, he’s made a ton of money, he plays the game right. That’s what makes a...
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On Tuesday night, the New York Mets shutout the Colorado Rockies by a score of 4-0 thanks to eight brilliant innings by Matt Harvey and some timely hitting. It was the team’s 10th shutout victory of the year and sixth at home. With the win and a Washington Nationals loss, the Mets opened up a 2.5 game lead atop the NL East and for the first time in over seven years I’m going to say...
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One of the many bright spots for the Mets on Tuesday night was the return of Michael Cuddyer, who went 2-for-4 with two runs scored including the first run to put the team up 1-0 in the sixth. He showed no ill effects with his knee as he raced home from second base and scored on a Ruben Tejada RBI single. Cuddyer later stunned everyone when he singled and stole second base in the eighth inning,...
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