Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets had the day off Monday, and now they welcome the Astros to town for a quick two-game set. The Astros swept the Mets at Minute Maid Park last week, with Yordan Álvarez smacking three homers in the two games. This is Houston’s first trip to Citi Field since the last weekend of the 2014 season, in which the Mets took two of three. Carlos Carrasco (8-3, 4.42...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Ronald Acuña Jr. revealed on the Kay-Rod cast Sunday night that he may be headed to the injured list. The star outfielder fouled a pitch off his foot in Saturday’s game, prompting him to be removed from the lineup. The 24-year-old suffered a torn ACL last summer and has only played in 43 games this season as a result. Acuña has been good when healthy, racking up...
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Position: Right-handed Reliever Age: 29 (3/15/1993) Stats: 2.16 ERA, 3.01 FIP, 0.7 fWAR, 25 IP, 9.36 K/9 With the Mets’ pitching staff continuing to battle injuries, it’s become clear that the team needs some arms. The bullpen currently sits 12th in MLB with a 3.68 ERA, but with Chasen Shreve and Seth Lugo having disappointing years and Trevor May and Colin Holderman still sidelined,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Max Scherzer is scheduled to make a rehab start today for Double-A Binghamton in what could be the final hurdle for him before rejoining the big-league roster. Scherzer is slated to throw between 60 and 70 pitches for the Rumble Ponies as they take on the Reading Fightin’ Phils. James McCann will make his third rehab start behind the plate. Latest Mets News The...
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Good morning, Mets fans! This week could be the last week where Max Scherzer isn’t on the Mets’ active roster. Jon Heyman and Mark W. Sanchez of the New York Post report that Scherzer is at least in consideration to start Sunday’s game in Miami. The three-time Cy Young Award winner left the team’s game on May 18 with what was described as a moderate-to-severe oblique...
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