One of the more heartwarming days of the year is when the North Shore Animal League brings puppies to Citi Field as part of their efforts to get people to adopt a puppy. Players and reporters alike visit and play with the puppies before the game. For his part, Jeff McNeil fell in love with one, and would FaceTime his wife from the field to convince her the couple should adopt one puppy in...
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3 UP 1. Steven Matzux Prior to Saturday night, Steven Matz had never gotten an out in the ninth inning. That includes when he was demoted into the bullpen prior to the All-Star Break. On Saturday night, he’d not only get an out in the ninth, but on pitch 99, he’d complete the “Maddux”(complete game shut out on fewer than 100 pitches). His final line was 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R,...
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3 UP 1. Jacob dayGrom If you thought Jacob deGrom was great, you should see him in the daytime. After just making the Padres look foolish at the plate for seven scoreless innings yesterday, he’s now 24-11 with a 1.86 ERA in day games. One other note on deGrom here is with the seven shutout innings, his season ERA is now 2.86. He’s top five in FIP, K/9, fWAR, and strikeouts. With him...
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MMN’s own Ernest Dove reports Columbia Fireflies RHP Simeon Woods Richardson has been promoted to High-A St. Lucie. Woods Richardson earned this promotion as he is 2-0 with a 1.77 ERA, 0.787 WHIP, and a 10.6 K/9 over his last four starts. Woods Richardson was the Mets second-round pick last year, and to some, it was a surprise the 18-year-old began the year playing in Columbia. As the year...
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Syracuse Mets – Ruben Tejada Season Stats: .368/.443/.547, 16 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 34 RBI, SB, 2 CS Week Stats: .400/.455/.550, 3 2B, 7 RBI, CS Tejada has continue to hit well in his return to the Mets organization. His seven game hitting streak was recently snapped, and he responded by hitting a double with an RBI in his next game. What was really impressive during the seven game hitting streak...
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