Good morning, Mets fans! Japanese standout Rintaro Sasaki is set to make his US debut today, playing first base for the Trenton Thunder of the MLB Draft League. Sasaki, who hit a record-setting 140 homers in his high school career in Japan, is a rising freshman at Stanford University. Sasaki spent the spring taking classes and working out at Stanford, though he was ineligible to play. Latest...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets scored three runs in the sixth inning to erase a 3-0 deficit, then rallied for three runs in the ninth inning against Jose Alvarado to take a 6-4 lead in the London Series finale. After Drew Smith walked Alec Bohm with the bases loaded, he induced a weak grounder from Nicholas Castellanos that Luis Torrnes pounced on and turned a nifty 2-3 double play to secure...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Carlos Mendoza told reporters on Monday that Francisco Alvarez will not travel with the team to London and will move his rehab assignment to Triple-A Syracuse. If all goes well, Alvarez could rejoin the Mets on their next homestand, which begins on June 11. Matthew Broderick, the actor most famous for his role in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” is scheduled...
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Good morning, Mets fans! In their series finale against the Diamondbacks, the Mets erased an early 3-0 deficit with a four-run third inning, highlighted by back-to-back triples from Brandon Nimmo and J.D. Martinez, but the team’s bullpen woes persisted. Nursing a 4-3 lead in the ninth inning, Jake Diekman allowed a lead-off double to pinch-hitter Gabriel Moreno, and Ketel Marte hammered a...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported Monday that Ángel Hernández, the controversial umpire who has brought out the ire of players, coaches, and fans alike, is retiring from Major League Baseball, effective immediately. A high-ranking MLB official told USA Today that Hernández and MLB spent the last two weeks negotiating a financial settlement, which came to a resolution...
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