Good morning, Mets fans! Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has been suspended five games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for trying to hit a fan on Thursday night in Oakland. The confrontation occurred as the team was leaving the visiting dugout following their 2-1 loss to the A’s. Rendon heard the fan heckling him, which led to the situation escalating. Rendon...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets begin a three-game set with the Brewers at American Family Field today — the same ballpark where they clinched a playoff spot last year. Carlos Carrasco will take the hill for the first time this season, facing off against right-hander Freddy Peralta in the Brewers’ home opener. Carrasco is coming off a solid 2022, in which he went 15-7 with a 3.97...
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David Peterson took the hill for the Mets’ second game of the season and dodged traffic all night long. The left-hander only pitched one clean inning and allowed multiple base runners to reach in four innings, but he was able to keep the Marlins at bay for the most part. Peterson had Marlins lead-off man Luis Arraez in an 0-2 hole to start his night, but after narrowly missing on a slider,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced on Monday that they have designated Darin Ruf for assignment, ending a tough tenure in orange and blue for the 36-year-old. In 74 plate appearances after coming over from the Giants last summer, Ruf recorded just three extra-base hits and hit an anemic .152/.216/.197. This spring, he was just 5-for-30 while dealing with a wrist injury. “It was a...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets made their latest rounds of cuts on Sunday, optioning infielder Danny Mendick and right-hander Jeff Brigham to Triple-A Syracuse. In addition, left-hander T.J. McFarland and righty Jimmy Yacabonis were re-assigned to minor-league camp. With Mendick being sent down, the Mets have Tim Locastro and Darin Ruf battling for the final spot on the team’s bench....
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