According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo could return to Grapefruit League play as soon as Saturday. Nimmo suffered a right hamstring pull while playing for Italy in the WBC, but has recovered quicker than initially expected. Nimmo tested out the hamstring on Wednesday by hitting and running and felt fine afterwards. Original Report – March 16 8:00 AM...
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The New York Mets were defeated by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 4-3 this afternoon at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, FL. Pitching Lefty Adam Wilk got the start for the Mets. He got into a little trouble in the first, loading the bases with two hits and a walk, but was able to get out of it. He threw 2.2 scoreless innings allowing three hits and striking out one, lowering his ERA on...
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The first week of spring training, New York Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler was said to have suffered a setback. Yesterday, Friday, Wheeler made his first start of the spring, continuing his long road back from Tommy John surgery. Wheeler missed the entire 2015 and 2016 seasons after undergoing the surgery in 2015. He was expected to come back during the 2016 season, but was never healthy...
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New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson recently sat down for a Q&A with Mark Feinsand from MLB.com. He discussed the 2017 Mets and how they got to this point from way back in 2011. When Sandy Alderson was brought in as the Mets General Manager in 2011, the team was on a stretch of missing the playoffs in five of six seasons under Omar Minaya. Working under a limited budget, Alderson...
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On December 17, 2012, the New York Mets completed a trade sending 2011 National League Cy Young award winner R.A. Dickey to the Toronto Blue Jays. In this trade, the Mets acquired veteran catcher John Buck, starting pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard, and catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud. Syndergaard has become one of the best pitchers in baseball at just 24 years old and while he struggled...
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