Author: John Flanigan

Pete Alonso Homers, Reaches Base Twice in Loss to Marlins

Not much went right for the New York Mets in their series-opening 6-3 loss to the Miami Marlins on Monday night at IoanDepot Park. Rookie right-hander Tylor Megill suffered the first poor outing of his young big league career. He put the Mets in an early 4-0 hole, as he allowed a grand slam to Lewis Brinson before retiring a single out in the bottom of the first. Luckily Megill was able to...

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Mets Select Eickhoff, Option Tropeano/Blankenhorn, DFA Roel Ramirez

Just three days after he elected free agency, veteran right-hander Jerad Eickhoff is officially back with the New York Mets and will be starting Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Eickhoff was designated for assignment following his outing last Monday against the Cincinnati Reds. Late last week it was reported that he opted to test out the free agent market, and now he has been...

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Syndergaard Throws Off Mound, ‘Big Chance’ Carrasco Debuts Friday

New York Mets manager Luis Rojas provided an update on tow of his injured starting pitchers Carlos Carrasco and Noah Syndergaard while speaking with the media pregame on Tuesday afternoon at Citi Field. Carrasco, who has been working his way back from a hamstring injury, threw a side session at Citi Field on Tuesday afternoon. Rojas said that there’s a “big chance” the right-hander will make his...

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Updated Report: Mariners Acquire LHP Tyler Anderson Despite Late Push From Mets

Updated Report – July 28, 6:40 Pending physicals, folks. The Tyler Anderson fiasco is a good reminder that all reported deals are pending physicals. The initially reported deal between the Pirates and Phillies fell apart because one of the prospects going to Pittsburgh had a physical issue. Now, despite a report that the Mets were trying to swoop in late, Anderson will head to the Mariners...

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Davidoff: Mets’ Deal With Kumar Rocker in Jeopardy

According to Ken Davidoff of the New York Post, multiple industry sources have told him the New York Mets’ agreement with the tenth overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, Kumar Rocker, is currently in jeopardy. Davidoff notes that the team expressed concerns with the right-hander’s pitching elbow during his physical in New York last week, though Rocker’s team disagrees with those concerns. Jack...

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