According to MLB.com, LHP Thomas Szapucki has been diagnosed with a left shoulder impingement, and will not be on one of the rosters of the Mets’ full-season affiliates to begin the season. Instead, the 20-year-old will be rehabbing with the staff at the Mets’ complex in Port St. Lucie. The injury is similar to what Mets 3B David Wright was diagnosed with in March. Szapucki was expected to start...
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Pedro Lopez will begin his first day at his new job, manager of the Las Vegas 51s, on April 6, but he is far from a stranger to the New York Mets organization. The 2017 season will mark the 48-year-old’s tenth in the system, and he’s looking to parlay that experience into a productive year at the helm of the Mets’ Triple-A club. In an interview with Betsy Helfand of the Las...
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Down a run with two outs in the ninth inning, Mets shortstop Gavin Cecchini stepped to the plate against former Met Francisco Rodriguez and delivered, driving home the game’s tying run. However, Team Italy could not pull through and eventually fell to Team Venezuela, 11-10 in ten innings, in WBC Pool D action on Saturday. The knock was nearly a game-winner for the 23-year-old, but former...
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According to a report by Baseball America’s Ben Badler, the Mets are the team most likely to sign two young amateurs from the Dominican Republic. Ronny Mauricio, 15, and Adrian Hernandez, 16, have both been linked to the team, and will likely command signing bonuses of at least $1,000,000 this summer, Badler says. Both players will be on display in front of scouts at Major League...
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#6 Justin Dunn Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 185 Level: Short-Season A Brooklyn Cyclones B/T: R/R Age: 09/22/1995 (21) Age Dif: -1.4 Acquired: Drafted by the Mets in the 1st Round of the 2016 MLB Draft (19th overall) Last Year: N/A 2016 Statistics: 11 G/8 GS, 30 IP, 1-1 W-L, 1.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, .227 BAA, 35/10 K/BB, 1 HR The Mets used their 2016 first-round pick on Justin Dunn, a lanky right-handed pitcher from...
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