Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets dropped Sunday’s game to the Miami Marlins, 5-1. Sandy Alcantara dominated the lineup, tossing seven innings and allowing just one run. Kodai Senga struggled again, lasting only 4 2/3 innings before giving way to Brandon Waddell, who impressed with 4 1/3 scoreless frames in relief. Offensively, the Mets managed only five hits. Jeff McNeil collected two of them,...
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It was a bounce-back outing for top prospect Brandon Sproat, who fired seven scoreless innings with nine strikeouts while allowing just five baserunners. Meanwhile, Francisco Alvarez also appeared in another rehab game with Triple-A Syracuse. He went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts as their starting designated hitter. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (66-65) 2, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (77-51) 0 Box...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Red Sox have inked flamethrower Aroldis Chapman to a one-year extension, as first reported by Francys Romero of BeisbolFR. Chris Cotillo of MassLive reports the deal is worth $13.3 million and includes a 2027 option that vests based on Chapman’s total innings pitched. The option could bring the deal’s total to two years and $27 million. Chapman has...
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Six pitches were all it took for Jonah Tong to finish his first inning as a major leaguer. A soft lineout, then a pair of first-pitch fly-ball outs, and just like that, the 22-year-old had recorded three outs before the blink of an eye. There had to have been some first-inning jitters — of course there were — but they didn’t get the better of him. He was in a big-league game, wearing a Mets...
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Updated Post – Aug. 28 at 15:37 Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez has a broken pinky in his left hand. He was hit by a pitch on Wednesday night in his first rehab game with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets. Alvarez was rehabbing the UCL sprain of his right thumb. Alvarez says he’s still hopeful to play this season. Original Post – Aug. 27 at 20:51 Francisco Alvarez was hit on the left...
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