With Brandon Nimmo sidelined due to a finger injury over the past few games, the New York Mets have needed their outfield depth to step things up. In his absence, veteran Kevin Pillar has surprisingly been a bit of a spark-plug for the Mets offense. Pillar was right in the thick of things in the Mets’ 8-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. On the night he picked...
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The New York Mets have announced that tonight’s matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a single admission doubleheader beginning on Wednesday evening at 5:15 pm, and both games will be seven innings long. This is a bit of good news for the Mets, as Miguel Castro was scheduled to start tonight’s ballgame with Jacob...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, despite the early season struggles leading to the firing of hitting coaches Chili Davis and Tom Slater on Monday night, New York Mets manager Luis Rojas’ job with the club remains safe. Heyman notes that Mets acting General Manager Zack Scott told him via phone on Tuesday afternoon, that the Mets have “no plans to make a change. I want this to...
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Despite going 2-3 last week, the Mets find themselves with an 11-12 record, and just 0.5 games behind the Washington Nationals in the National League East. The offense was once again nowhere to be found to begin the week, as the Mets put up just one run over a two game set, and as a result were swept by the Boston Red Sox at home. The struggles continued on Friday night in Philly, losing the...
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Eleven years ago today at Citi Field, New York Mets third baseman David Wright became the fastest player in franchise history to reach the 1,000 career hit plateau. Already on-base twice in the nightcap of the doubleheader with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wright stepped into the box against right-hander Ramon Troncoso. With runners on the corners and two outs in a 3-3 ballgame, the dialed-in Wright...
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