Author: Joe D

Jon Niese Placed On Paternity Leave, Logan Verrett Recalled

LHP Jon Niese was placed on paternity leave on Saturday and the Mets recalled RHP Logan Verrett to take his place on the roster. On Friday night, Niese was shelled for six runs by the Dodgers, his mind clearly on his wife who was expecting the couple’s child. Niese was saddened when he learned that his wife went into labor and wasn’t there for her, but was able to watch his son being...

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Mets DFA John Mayberry Jr.

After the New York Mets officially announced that they have acquired Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe from the Atlanta Braves, they broke the news that John Mayberry has been designated for assignment , additionally Daniel Muno with optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas. Mayberry, 31, was acquired during the off-season in the hopes that he would give the team some right-handed punch off the bench. However,...

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Mets Have Been Talking To Teams About Niese For Months

Jim Bowden of ESPN isn’t buying the rumors and reports that Mets lefthander Jon Niese is not available. “There have been reports that a Mets front-office executive said that Niese was “never” available. I don’t believe that. Multiple GMs have told me they’ve had conversations with the Mets regarding Niese, and have done so for months.” “To think...

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MMO Exclusive: Lynn Worthy on Conforto, Fulmer, Cecchini, Cessa, More…

(Photo by Michael Baron, Just Mets) I’m pleased to welcome B-Mets beat reporter Lynn Worthy to the MMO community. Lynn, who does a terrific job covering the Binghamton Mets for the Press & Sun Bulletin, was kind enough to answer a few questions for me. Enjoy… MMO: You could probably predict what my first question is going to be. Promoting Michael Conforto to the majors is all the...

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A Day In The Life Of Sandy and Terry

Sandy Alderson had a lot to say on Thursday before the Mets were defeated by the Dodgers 3-0 at Citi Field. It was the MLB-leading 11th shutout loss of the season for the Mets. Terry Collins on the other hand, was a man of few words. You kind of had a sense it was going to be a rough night for the Mets as soon as they posted their lineup which had John Mayberry (.165 Avg.) batting cleanup and...

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