It almost feels like déjà vu all over again, right? Although the New York Mets’ month of April wasn’t nearly as good as it was in 2018, there was certainly a sense of optimism (especially earlier in the month). We’re only about a week into May, but things haven’t exactly been smooth sailing for the club recently. Their most recent homestand ended with a disappointing 5-5...
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The National League East probably isn’t baseball’s deepest division in 2019, but many figured it’d be quite a battle to see who ends up on top by the end of September. They haven’t necessarily beaten up one another just yet, but with one month in the books, the race toward the playoffs has gotten even tighter. As MLB teams prepared for Opening Day, the odds of winning the...
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New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard hoped to get his season back on track Saturday night against the Milwaukee Brewers. Instead, he fell deeper into his recent struggles by allowing five earned runs on 10 hits (two home runs), three walks, and five strikeouts in five innings. This appearance marked the third straight time Syndergaard failed to complete more than five innings, and of...
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When focusing specifically on his offensive production thus far in 2019, New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario has experienced a weird start. He’s already had his fair share of big hits, which will happen when you collect 13 RBI through 93 plate appearances — it took him until May 20th to drive in that many runs last year. However, if you take a look at some of his season-long...
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No matter what happens with the rest of the New York Mets’ roster in any given season, the result almost always feels the same — the squad will ultimately go as far as the pitching staff (and, more specifically, the starting rotation) will carry them. New York returns to Citi Field just a game behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies (who they will be playing), but also with an...
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