Michael Conforto is just 24 years old, but he’s emerging as a clubhouse leader in Flushing, New York. After the Mets traded veterans Addison Reed, Lucas Duda, Neil Walker, Jay Bruce and most recently Curtis Granderson, the number of experienced players that remain is small. Conforto, the Mets best position player, seems to have been thrust into a leadership role. While he certainly seems...
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Left-handed pitcher Josh Edgin and right-handed pitcher Tyler Pill are seeing doctors in New York per Betsy Helfand of the Review Journal. She says that pitching coach Frank Viola reported that Edgin has a meniscus tear while Pill has bone chips and spurs in his pitching elbow. There is no report on how long these pitchers have been injured or how their ailments have affected their pitching....
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The New York Mets (53-65) lost to the New York Yankees (64-55) by a score of 5-3 Wednesday night at Citi Field. Pitching Robert Gsellman made his return from a hamstring injury and delivered a decent performance. In 5.1 innings he allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks, striking out two. One of those earned runs came on a long Aaron Judge solo home run into the upper deck...
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Speaking to reporters at Citi Field on Wednesday, Sandy Alderson said he was never told to dump payroll by the Mets owners, Fred and Jeff Wilpon. He went on to say that the $9 million that was saved in trades involving Addison Reed, Jay Bruce, Neil Walker and Lucas Duda is not “earmarked” for next season and described the 2018 payroll as “flexible.” As of now, the players...
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David Wright, one of the best position players this franchise has ever had and team captain, thinks he can return this season despite not having played a regular season game. Speaking to reporters at Citi Field Wednesday, general manager Sandy Alderson spoke about the seven-time All Star and how he doesn’t think Wright’s return is a sure thing. “I don’t know how many...
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