RHP Jacob deGrom will make his third start of Grapefruit League play this afternoon as the New York Mets travel to West Palm Beach to take on the Houston Astros. He will be opposed by RHP Lance McCullers Jr. in a 1:05 PM matchup. The game will be broadcast on WOR radio. Also expected to pitch today for the Mets are RHP Marcos Molina, LHP Jerry Blevins, RHP Addison Reed, and LHP Tom Gorzelanny....
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After allowing three earned runs against the Miami Marlins in 3.1 innings of work on Monday, Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard admitted he was fatigued, he was exhausted, he was out of gas. (Funeral Services for the Mets’ 2017 season to be held on Thursday.) “The fourth inning, I kind of ran out of gas,” said Syndergaard after the game. “My delivery was all over the place. I got a little...
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Although they are not saying anything publicly about it, the New York Mets are reportedly upset with how the Dominican Republic team is using right-handed reliever Jeurys Familia in the World Baseball Classic, according to Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News. Two team sources told Ackert the the team was upset at seeing Familia pitching on consecutive days and they let Familia and the...
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As I suspected, Brandon Nimmo did suffer a strained right hamstring. Team Italy’s manager Marco Mazzieri confirmed the news with James Wagner of the New York Times. As such, Nimmo is expected to be out for a few weeks with a Grade 1 strain. According to the team this morning, Nimmo is en route to Port St. Lucie where he will be reevaluated by team doctors. An official announcement will...
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Photo: Ed Delany, Metsmerized Online Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that right-hander Chris Flexen, who was scratched from a Grapefruit League start last month due to a sore right knee, underwent surgery to remove a bone chip from the knee. He is expected to miss two to three weeks, making it unlikely he starts the season on time. Flexen, 22, went posted a 3.56 ERA and 1.313 WHIP over 25...
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