According to Jon Heyman of Today’s Knuckleball, Mets third baseman David Wright will be leaving the team in Cincinnati to travel to Los Angeles to meet with his surgeon, Dr. Robert Watkins, for a regularly scheduled checkup on his surgically repaired neck. The hope is that after the meeting Wright will be cleared by Dr. Watkins to resume baseball activities, or at the very least, be put on...
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With today being the last day of the minor league season, the New York Mets have announced their next group of September call-ups. The players include Brandon Nimmo, T.J. Rivera, Eric Campbell, Josh Edgin, Erik Goeddel, Rafael Montero, and Gavin Cecchini. Matt Reynolds will be recalled and with the team on Monday as the others will join the Mets on Tuesday. The Mets technically placed RHP Rafael...
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Jay Bruce denied a report by the Dayton Daily News that he did not want to be traded to New York under any circumstances. Bruce admitted the Big Apple wasn’t his preference, but that the report was exaggerated. “That’s not how it went,” he said. “I got a chance to come play in a playoff race, and I’m so happy to be here,” Bruce said. “Things get misconstrued, obviously. Yes, New York...
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Last night, St. Lucie Mets catcher Tomas Nido went 3-4 raising his batting average from .308 to .316. With that impressive performance, Nido passed Chace Numata, a catcher in the Phillies organization, in the race for the 2016 Florida State League batting title. After a 3-5 performance today, the final day of the season, Nido raised his batting average to .320 thereby cementing the batting...
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After a long and inexplicable exile, Michael Conforto is finally back with the Mets. He was gone mostly because Terry Collins had to back up a threat he made after an embarrassing 9-0 loss to the Arizona D’Backs. “And those that don’t want to get after it, I’ll find some who do. Because in Las Vegas there is a whole clubhouse of guys that want to sit in this room.”...
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