The Mets announced that Scott Copeland cleared waivers and has accepted his outright assignment to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Copeland was DFA’d on Friday when the Mets recalled Jose Lobaton from Triple-A Las Vegas. The right-hander made one appearance for the Mets in which he went 1 1/3 innings and struck out two while allowing only one hit against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. The...
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Steven Matz made his scheduled start today against the Chicago Cubs after leaving in the fourth inning of his last start with a strained left middle finger. Matz, 26, delivered one of his best performances of the season, despite receiving the loss. Matz pitched seven innings (100 pitches), in which he allowed only two runs, five hits, and two walks. He also managed to strike out seven batters....
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Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports that Noah Syndergaard threw a light bullpen session today. This was the first time he threw a baseball in his road to recovery from a strained ligament in his right index finger. Dave Eiland said everything went as hoped and explained the next step in the process. “It went fine. The next step is for him Tuesday, he will throw to batters.” If...
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Mickey Callaway said today that Yoenis Cespedes will get “live at-bats” against a Mets pitcher on Tuesday. That will be the determining factor of whether or not he will need a rehab assignment. Original Post- May 27 Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com reports that Yoenis Cespedes started running on Friday for the first time since going on the disabled list with a strained right hip flexor on...
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Last night, the Mets had to play a grueling 14 inning game against the Chicago Cubs, which they ended up losing by a score of 7-1. The 14th inning was an absolute disaster as Buddy Baumann gave up four runs and Gerson Bautista gave up two more to combine for a six-run beating. To this point, Baumann has allowed 13 runs (10 earned) in only 3 1/3 innings pitched while Bautista has allowed six runs...
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