Author: Jordan Baron

Morning Briefing: Market for Maikel Franco Heating Up

Good morning, Mets fans! Happy Saturday! The buzz around free agent Maikel Franco is heating up, and a decision seems to be looming. There was much more news around the baseball world and across MMO on Friday, however, so let’s dive into it. Latest Mets News Mets’ catcher Tomas Nido was scratched from his start during Friday’s game due to a left foot contusion. X-rays came back negative and he...

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Despite Strong Outing from Stroman, Mets Fall to Marlins, 4-2

Despite a strong outing from starter Marcus Stroman, the Mets fell to the Miami Marlins by a score of 4-2 on Friday afternoon. Pete Alonso rendered another strong performance, reaching base twice and knocking in a run, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a late-game Marlins’ rally in the seventh that put them over the top. Pitching Right-hander Marcus Stroman took the mound for his third start of...

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Led by DeGrom, Mets Pitching Strikes out 17 in 1-0 Win

An athlete generally isn’t supposed to get better as they get older. Scientifically, in fact, a pitcher’s prime generally occurs between their  24th and 29th birthday. That’s not to say that pitchers in their 30’s can’t excel, but it’s rare to see an aging player perform better than he did in their mid to late 20’s.  With Jacob deGrom, it seems that science doesn’t matter at all. The 32-year-old...

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Morning Briefing: Ben Verlander Ranks Mets Offense Ninth in League

Happy Saturday, Mets fans! It was an off day for New York on Friday, but there was still plenty of news. Let’s jump into recapping the action from around baseball on Friday. Latest Mets News The Mets announced on Friday that their scheduled evening game against the Houston Astros today has been moved up to start at 1 p.m. due to bad weather conditions later in the day, according to Tim...

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Game Recap: Mets Take Down Nationals On Back Of Polar Bear Slam

It was a slugfest down in Port St. Lucie on Thursday afternoon, as the New York Mets defeated the division rival Washington Nationals, 8-4, on the back of three home runs. Pitching Sophomore left-hander David Peterson made the start for the Mets and picked up where he left off last season with two innings of shutout baseball. Peterson surrendered just one hit and one hit-by-pitch over his two...

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