Jeurys Familia took the mound in game action for the first time since being placed on the 10-day IL on June 18 with a Bennett Lesion in his right shoulder. Familia, 30, pitched for the Brooklyn Cyclones on Friday night at MCU Park and faired well in his first rehab appearance. In the top of the sixth inning, Cyclones’ starter Matt Cleveland allowed Joe Davis of the Lowell Spinners to reach...
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Mickey Callaway told reporters before Wednesday night’s game against the Phillies that Noah Syndergaard will return from the 10-day IL (hamstring) and start on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field. Syndergaard, 26, made a rehab start for the Brooklyn Cyclones on Tuesday night in which he struck out nine batters over five innings while allowing three runs in the process. The Mets...
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The New York Mets announced that they have optioned Walker Lockett to Triple-A Syracuse and DFA’d Ryan O’Rourke to make room on the 40-man roster for Chris Mazza, who they have selected his contract from Triple-A Syracuse. Dicomo first broke the news of the Mazza addition earlier, but it is now known that Lockett will be the corresponding move on the 25-man roster. Lockett, 25, made...
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Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com reports that the Mets are calling up Chris Mazza from Triple-A. Mazza, 29, was drafted in the 27th round of the 2011 MLB Draft, but has yet to make a major league appearance in his career thus far. In 2019, Mazza is 3-5 with a 3.59 ERA, 1.156 WHIP, and 65 strikeouts over 12 starts (72 2/3 innings) split between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse. The...
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Jay Bruce, who was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies last month, got to play the New York Mets for the first time since getting traded by them in the last offseason, this week. Mike Puma of the New York Post got a chance to speak with the former-Met. Bruce, 32, had arguably the worst year of his career in 2018 after signing a three-year, $39 million contract with the Mets during the previous...
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