After 8 years with the Yankees, four of which resulted in All-Star Game appearances, and an uncertain off-season, Dellin Betances finally was on a pitchers mound on Saturday for his new team, the New York Mets. Sure it was only a spring training game against the Washington Nationals, but the fact that the 31-year old was able to pitch after tearing up his left Achilles last September is a...
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On Thursday, New York Mets bullpen star Seth Lugo pitched a simulated game in Port St. Lucie. Per Mike Puma of the NY Post, the Mets gave Lugo the option of pitching in Thursday’s Grapefruit League road game against the Cardinals, but the reliever chose to stay behind at the team facility to face hitters rather than making the trip to Jupiter. He threw 29 pitches against minor leaguers...
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“Yeah, I like it” That from Jeff McNeil as he pulled into second base with his second double of the day referring to swinging at the first pitch of his at-bats. (Of course, that two-bagger was struck on a first-pitch offering). McNeil, who was 2-for-3, led the Mets to a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. He, along with others both on and off the field, was mic’d up by...
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After eight seasons with the Yankees, Dellin Betances has adjusted nicely to his new surroundings as a member of the New York Mets. Though the four-time All-Star has yet to throw a pitch in a spring training game in Port St. Lucie for the Amazins’ which has frustrated him, he is making progress and his new manager has noticed. “He’s on point to how he’s done it in past camps where...
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In 2019, Mets second baseman Robinson Cano played only 107 games. His year was hampered by multiple quad, hamstring and hand issues that made him miss time and have an inconsistent place in the Mets lineup. The injuries also caused the lifetime .302 hitter to bat an uncharacteristic .256/.307/.428 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI to give himself a lowly 93 wRC+ and 0.8 fWAR. Cano plans on changing...
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