The Mets (46-65) fell to the Cincinnati Reds (50-64) by a score of 6-1 Tuesday night at Citi Field. The game was delayed by rain for 100 minutes and it put a crimp in New York’s night. Pitching Jason Vargas toed the mound to start the game and only recorded one out. A rain delay that lasted just under two hours kept Vargas from returning to the mound in the top of the first. Paul Sewald...
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Baseball America recently updated its Top 100 Prospects list and the Mets saw a trio of players make the update. Before the season began, Andres Gimenez was the lone Met on the list, coming in at No. 94. Since then, Peter Alonso and Jarred Kelenic have joined Gimenez on the list. Gimenez, 19, jumped from No. 65 in the last update to No. 53 on the new list. The shortstop has enjoyed success since...
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The New York Mets (44-63) defeated the Atlanta Braves (59-47) by a score of 3-0 at Citi Field on Saturday, in front of a large crowd on Noah Syndergaard bobblehead night. Pitching: The still-Met Zack Wheeler took the bump tonight against the Atlanta Braves, his childhood team, and he started hot. He struck out the side in the first, including a three pitch strike out of Ronald Acuna Jr., a foul...
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In December 2015, Ben Zobrist spurned the Mets for the Chicago Cubs, so New York had to shift focus to plan B. Plan B turned out to be better than anything they could have ever asked for. Asdrubal Cabrera was coming off a decent year for the Rays, but it was no secret to any team in on him in the winter that his time at shortstop was limited. Cabrera had a history of knee issues and was a...
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The New York Mets have designated outfielder Kevin Kaczmarski for assignment today as a part of a flurry of roster moves according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Kaczmarski, 26, was a ninth round draft pick in 2015 by the Mets and he made his major league debut in June. He went 0-for-4 with a walk and strikeout in the big leagues for the Mets. The left-handed hitter has slashed .357/.421/.444...
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