Author: John Flanigan

Mets Activate Jake Reed, Tomás Nido from Injured List

The New York Mets announced prior to Tuesday night’s matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field that they’ve activated right-hander Jake Reed and catcher Tomás Nido from the injured list. Reed was placed on the IL back on August 30 after experiencing right forearm inflammation. The right-hander was sharp in two appearances with the big league team, striking out five and only allowing...

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Pete Alonso Named Mets’ 2021 Roberto Clemente Award Nominee

Major League Baseball officially announced the 2021 Roberto Clemente nominee’s on Tuesday morning, and the representative for the New York Mets is unsurprisingly first baseman Pete Alonso. The Roberto Clemente award is MLB’s prestigious philanthropic honor. The award is presented annually to the player who best represents the game through extraordinary character, community involvement,...

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Pete Alonso Becomes Second Fastest Player to 100 Career Homers

Just one night after launching home run number 99 of his career, New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso crossed the 100 plateau in the team’s 9-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. With one out in the top of the first, Big Pete jumped on a 2-2 offering from Edward Cabrera at the top of the zone and absolutely crushed it 425 feet away to deep left-center field to give the Mets the...

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Sandy Alderson Reveals Jacob DeGrom’s Injury Was Partially Torn UCL

While speaking with reporters on the field pregame at LoanDepot Field on Tuesday afternoon, New York Mets Team President Sandy Alderson took some time to discuss the status of both right-handers Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard. First, we’ll begin with the ace. For the first time, Alderson revealed that the elbow injury that has kept deGrom sidelined for about two months now is a sprain/partial...

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Players of the Week: Thumbs Up for Javier Báez and Rich Hill

Despite a frustrating loss Monday afternoon, this past week was a big week for the New York Mets. With their backs up against the wall, they took care of business against the Washington Nationals and Miami Marlins.  The offense finally started showing signs of life, and the pitching got the job done. The Mets went 6-1 on the week, and made up a ton of ground in both the division and the Wild...

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