Author: John Flanigan

Players of the Week: Alonso, Megill Lead the Way

After a frustrating weekend series in Pittsburgh, the Mets bounced back with a huge week. The offense exploded out of the break in the Great American Bambox and then kept the good times rolling back at home. The Mets homered seven times in a crazy series opening 15-11 win over the Reds. They rallied late but fell short in the second game, then Marcus Stroman carried them to a series win. Young...

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Jeff McNeil Delivers Game-Winning Hit for Second Straight Day

The New York Mets offense was pretty lifeless for the most part for the first eleven innings of the day in the double-dip with the Atlanta Braves. Rookie left-hander Kyle Muller and the Braves bullpen held them scoreless in the Braves’ 2-0 Game 1 win. They then couldn’t scratch anything across against right-hander Bryce Wilson and company for the first four innings in Game 2. They finally broke...

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Heyman: Mets In On Pirates Left-Hander Tyler Anderson

According to Jon Heyman of MLB, the New York Mets are amongst other teams that are in on Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Tyler Anderson. Heyman notes that the Pirates would prefer to make a move to trade the left-hander prior to him making his scheduled start tonight at PNC Park against the Milwaukee Brewers. SNY’s Andy Martino first reported about a week ago that the Mets had the 31-year...

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Five Things We Learned From Zack Scott on Monday

With the July 30th Trade Deadline quickly approaching, New York Mets acting General Manager Zack Scott met with reporters on Monday afternoon at Citi Field. Scott fielded a number of questions on numerous topics ranging from some injury updates, to the Mets’ deadline plans, and how he’d feel about potentially making a trade within the National League East. Here are some of the key points. More...

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Carlos Carrasco Struggles in Second Rehab Start

New York Mets right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco took the next step in his rehab, making an appearance with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets on Tuesday night in Trenton. After a successful first outing, Carrasco’s second start didn’t quite go as planned. Heading into the night it was expected that the righty would throw three innings or about 50-60 pitches. Instead, Carrasco lasted just 1.2 innings...

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