Kirk Nieuwenhuis just blasted his third home run of the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday at Citi Field. His third homer just cleared the foul pole in right field, a booming shot you knew was going out if it was fair. His first two home runs came against D’Backs starter Rubby De La Rosa in the second and third innings. Nieuwenhuis was recently recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas...
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Top prospects Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo represented the New York Mets very well on Sunday during the 2015 MLB Futures Game which saw the USA team beat the World team 10-1 at Great American Ballpark. Showing off his electric bat, Conforto stroked two line drive singles to center and right in his two at-bats. But he also impressed in the field when he showed off his cannon and fired a...
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Mets right-handed reliever Buddy Carlyle, who went on the DL in May with back spasms, is likely done for the season after having hip surgery, according to Mark Carig of Newsday. After the Mets signed Carlyle to a minor league contract before the 2014 season, he delivered a solid season for them. In 27 appearances out of the bullpen, he posted a 1.45 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 31 innings....
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Jon Heyman of CBS Sports provides an extensive assessment of the Mets needs as the trade deadline nears including a lot of the latest buzz. He lists Ben Zobrist, Justin Upton, Martin Prado, Marlon Byrd, Juan Uribe, Jean Segura, and Aramis Ramirez as players the Mets could be keying in on. Padres people were said to be scouting the Mets system, leading to speculation New York could be in on...
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After not pitching for nearly 18 months following Tommy John surgery, it’s safe to say that Matt Harvey absolutely killed it in the first half of the 2015 season. Despite a four start plan in which he dealt with a dead arm, you have to agree that what Harvey accomplished in this first half was pretty remarkable and bodes well for a return to dominance in the second half in moving forward....
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