The New York Mets have announced that they have recalled Jacob Rhame and optioned Tyler Bashlor to Triple-A Syracuse. They also announced that they have claimed reliever Donnie Hart from the Milwaukee Brewers and optioned him to Triple-A. Rhame, 26, has appeared in four games (five innings) for the Mets this season in which he has allowed four runs (three earned). He hasn’t faired much...
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J.D. Davis has been hitting all season in a part-time role for the Mets, similar to the one Wilmer Flores had been serving in for the team from 2015-2018. With Dominic Smith going on the 10-day IL (stress reaction in his left foot) on July 27, playing time has opened up for Davis in left field. Since then, Davis is 7-for-18 (.388 average) with one home run, two doubles, and four RBI. Over his...
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Mickey Callaway spoke before Friday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates and said that the Mets are likely not going to test out the Amed Rosario in center field experiment this season. “The one thing we did focus on — and knew we were going to focus on before we did anything with [Rosario] — was to continue to try and help him develop at short,” Callaway said, “and it...
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MLB released their awards for the month of July and one Mets player received one in Seth Lugo, who won NL Reliever of the Month Presented by Harford. Lugo, 29, didn’t allow a single run in the month of July while also striking out 16 batters in 12 2/3 innings (12 appearances) as compared to three hits (.075 average against him) and one walk allowed. He also recorded his first and only...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Houston Astros have acquired Zack Greinke and cash from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Joel Sherman of the New York Post hears that the Diamondbacks will receive Seth Beer, Corbin Martin, J.B. Bukauskas, and Joshua Rojas in return. All four prospects rank on the Astros’ MLB Pipeline top 30 prospects list, with Beer (third), Bukauskas (fourth), and...
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