The New York Mets took a gamble on Monday, trading highly touted second base prospect Dilson Herrera and promising left-hander Max Wotell to the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Jay Bruce. It’s a trade the Mets had to make, given their glaring inability to hit with runners in scoring position this year, along with the plethora of injuries to many of their core nucleus. But this trade...
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According to the New York Mets, David Wright and his wife Molly welcomed their first child, a daughter named Olivia Shea Wright on Saturday. She weighed in at eight pounds, 11 ounces. This is the first child for the Wrights, who were married in December of 2013. Wright, 33, last played with the Mets on May 27 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets brass held out hope that rest would be the...
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The New York Mets faced a nine game road trip to open the second half of their season following the All-Star break, starting with three games in Philadelphia, followed by three in Chicago, and then three in Miami. The Mets took the first series two games to one against the Phillies, dropped the Cubs series, and won two out of three against the Marlins to take their third series out of four...
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As the New York Mets conclude their three-game set against the Miami Marlins on Sunday, baseball fans continue to watch a 42-year-old hitting marvel, who is only four hits shy of reaching the elusive 3,000 hit club. What’s more amazing is that combined with the nine-years he spent with the Orix Blue Wave team in Japan, Ichiro Suzuki already has a combined 4,274 hits, 18 more hits than...
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The month of July is always an exciting time for Major League Baseball and its fans. The All Star Game, the second half of the season, and of course, trade rumors. For fans and media alike, the fun banter back and forth of who’s available and at what price always draws a lot of attention and brings about fun conversation during the month. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale sent a tweet out Thursday,...
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