Author: John Flanigan

Jose Peraza Lands on Injured List, RHP Geoff Hartlieb Recalled

The New York Mets announced pregame on Tuesday evening that infielder Jose Peraza has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right middle finger. Peraza has been one of the more clutch hitters off the bench for the Mets this season. He’s hitting just .206 with six homers on the season, but in late and close situations he has a 101 OPS+, four doubles, a homer, and four RBI. The...

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Jeff McNeil Continues Scorching Hot Month of July

After a frustrating start to the season, New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil has finally begun to look like himself at the plate. McNeil was off to an extremely slow start when he first returned from the injured list, hitting just .206 over the last eleven games of the month of June. Thus far in July, he’s turned things around at the plate, hitting .333 and posting a .429 on-base percentage...

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Players of the Week: Davis Returns With a Bang, Megill Shines

Coming off the All-Star break, the Mets had one of their more frustrating weekends of the season. Friday night, the Mets’ offense was yet again nonexistent, mustering just three hits against Chad Kuhl and the Pirates bullpen. Saturday night was even more frustrating for the Mets. After rookie Tylor Megill put together another solid outing, the bullpen struggled to hold the lead. Seth Lugo...

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Michael Conforto’s Heating Up at the Plate

Between the injury and the down year at the plate, it’s safe to say thus far the 2021 season has not gone as planned for New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto. Conforto missed five weeks with a hamstring strain, and hit just .202 with a .301 slugging percentage, .646 OPS, 46 strikeouts, three home runs, and seven doubles over 52 games in the first-half of the season. While he mainly...

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Mets Put Power on Display in Thrilling Extra-Inning Win

The never say die New York Mets struck again on Monday night in Cincinnati. After Brandon Nimmo led off the game with a single through the shift, Pete Alonso crushed a two run shot over the left field fence. A few pitches later, Jeff McNeil cracked his first homer since May to increase the lead to 3-0 in the first. The Mets defense then spotted the Reds seven runs and an early 7-3 lead, but it...

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