Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are calling up 27-year-old right-hander Jonathan Pintaro, fast-tracking him to the majors just days after a planned promotion to Triple-A. Pintaro has been sharp in Double-A this season, punching out 57 over 42 1/3 innings with a 3.40 ERA. Though he made 11 starts, he often worked in shorter outings and is expected to contribute out of the bullpen in a long...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets placed right-hander Tylor Megill on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow sprain after he experienced discomfort during his last start. An MRI showed no structural damage, just inflammation, and the team expects him to miss 4-5 weeks in a best-case scneario. With Kodai Senga already sidelined and Frankie Montas struggling on rehab, the rotation depth is...
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In any other circumstance, we might be ecstatic right now. The Mets escaped Thursday by the skin of their teeth, beating the Washington Nationals 4-2 and completing yet another series sweep. New York is now 45-24 and owns the best record in all of baseball. Life should be good. But everything has come to a halt because of Kodai Senga. On a routine play to first, Pete Alonso tossed the ball to...
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At 36-years-old, Starling Marte is proving that age is just a number. On Thursday, he delivered a standout performance in the Mets’ 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He finished 3-for-4, including a solo home run and a double. Marte’s homer came in the third inning, part of a back-to-back sequence with Brandon Nimmo that extended the Mets’ lead to 4-0. In the eighth inning,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Mark Vientos was placed on the injured list before the Mets game on Tuesday. In the corresponding move, the Mets recalled lefty Brandon Waddell from Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets also optioned righty Max Kranick to Triple-A and recalled the red-hot Ronny Mauricio. The Mets and Dodgers had another extra-innings affair Tuesday night in Los Angeles, and it didn’t land...
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