Author: Josh Finkelstein

Cano Collects 2,500th Hit Against Padres

Robinson Cano entered Tuesday night’s contest against the San Diego Padres, having collected 2,499 hits in his career that has taken him from the Bronx to Seattle and back to New York with the Mets. Cano, 36, hit a ground-rule double against Padres’ right-hander Cal Quantrill with Amed Rosario standing on first to record the 2,500th hit of his MLB career. That now puts the...

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Justin Wilson Expects To Return Either Monday or Tuesday

Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports reports that Justin Wilson expects to be activated from the injured list either on Monday or Tuesday next week. It depends on how he feels tomorrow. Wilson, 31, went on the 10-day IL on April 22 after experiencing left elbow soreness. So far, the left-hander has a 1-1 record and one save to go along with a 3.24 ERA, 6.48 FIP, and 1.20 WHIP. In 8 1/3 innings pitched,...

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Avilan Placed on IL, Flexen Recalled

The Mets have announced that they have placed Luis Avilan on the 10-day IL with left elbow soreness and have recalled Chris Flexen from Triple-A Syracuse. Avilan, 29, tossed 2/3 of an inning on against the Brewers while striking out one batter and allowing one hit. After 11 pitches, he was replaced by right-hander Drew Gagnon with an apparent injury. The left-hander has appeared in 11 games this...

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Avilan Left Friday’s Game With Elbow Tightness

Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that Luis Avilan left Friday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with left elbow tightness. Avilan, 29, tossed 2/3 of an inning on against the Brewers while striking out one batter and allowing one hit. After 11 pitches, he was replaced by right-hander Drew Gagnon. The left-hander has appeared in 11 games this season in which he has logged 10...

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Top Mets Highlights From the Month of April

So the month of April has officially ended and with that, the team now enters the month of May with a 14-13 record, trailing the Philadelphia Phillies by only one game in the NL East. In this article, the goal is to honor some of the great moments of the team’s first month of the 2019 season with some videos to give us all a little reminder of the special moments thus far. While Pete...

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