Matt Harvey made his season debut last night in the cold weather in New York and he looked better than anyone could have expected for his first start of the season. The right-hander, while struggling to get the velocity up to where he used to (sat between 91-93 MPH with his fastball), was extremely effective as he struck out five batters over his five innings of work while walking one and...
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Michael Conforto says he still doesn’t know if the Mets will let him come off the DL Thursday when eligible, but he feels 100 percent and ready to go. “I’m hoping,” Conforto said. Manager Mickey Callaway echoed Conforto’s notion by saying the slugger is feeling good and will be back soon. However, he did not confirm if he would return Thursday when he is eligible to...
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Brandon Nimmo was in the original version of the Mets lineup that was set to face right-handed pitcher Luke Weaver today in the series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals. However, the Mets then decided to release a second lineup that no longer included Nimmo. The reason being for that, according to Steve Gelbs of SNY, is that Nimmo is dealing with flu-like symptoms. The outfielder had...
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Travis d’Arnaud got his first start of the 2018 season at catcher yesterday and he was prepared to make a statement. The catcher went 1-3 with his, as well as the team’s, first home run of the season. The 29-year old said this regarding his first game of the season as detailed by Fred Kerber of the New York Post: “Just keep things simple. I get in trouble when I overthink, so [the...
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Yoenis Cespedes, in meeting the media for the first time this season made a big statement. This happened to be the first time he spoke to the press since he was acquired in 2015 and he did so in English. But, what he said regarding 2015 was the more noteworthy topic. “This team is way better than the team we had in 2015.” “This year, we had some players that got hurt in Spring Training....
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