Author: John Flanigan

Phil Regan With Mets as Pitching Development Advisor

According to newly released media guide, Phil Regan remains with the New York Mets for the 2021 season. As listed in the media guide, ‘The Vulture’ is set to serve as the teams senior advisor of pitching development. Regan first started his tenure with the organization when he was named the St. Lucie Mets’ pitching coach for the 2009 season. He served in that role until after...

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Motivated Miguel Castro Could Be Big Piece in Mets’ Bullpen

New York Mets reliever Miguel Castro continued his strong spring training performance, tossing a perfect inning during the teams 4-3 loss to the Washington Nationals in West Palm Beach this past weekend. The hard-throwing right-hander told reporters via Zoom following his outing that he has felt a lot more comfortable and confident heading into his first full season with his new squad. “I feel...

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Locked In Pete Alonso Ready for Big 2021 Season

One of the biggest bright spots for the New York Mets through two weeks of Grapefruit League play has been first baseman Pete Alonso. The third year slugger has been locked-in at the plate, and has made some really nice adjustments thus far. After his one hit, two RBI performance in Sunday afternoon’s 7-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, Alonso is hitting a crisp .333 with a 1.223 OPS, .462...

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Jacob DeGrom Throws 102 MPH in Second Spring Start

New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom made his second start of the spring on Thursday night. The right-hander looked in mid-season form, striking out seven of the nine batters he faced over three perfect innings in the team’s 1-0 win over the Houston Astros. Following his outing, deGrom told reporters via Zoom he felt good out there, and with three more spring training starts to go he feel’s ready for...

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Taijuan Walker Tosses Two Solid Innings in Mets Debut

Newly acquired starting pitcher Taijuan Walker made his Mets debut on Tuesday afternoon in the team’s 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Clover Park. Despite allowing two runs, the big right-hander said overall he thought his first spring training start in the past three years went well. “I thought it was good. First of the spring, it was nice to get out there. Against a different...

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