The New York Mets have announced they have signed 2019 fourth round draft pick Jake Mangum. The team was now just able to sign Mangum as Mississippi State University was eliminated by Louisville in the College World Series last week. In his senior season, Mangum hit .355/.411/.462 with 22 doubles, three triples, one homer, and 39 RBI. He also stole 22 bases in 28 attempts. Jim Callis of MLB...
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3 UP 1. Alonso Holds The Record In the four game series against the Cubs, Pete Alonso homered in three out of the four games pushing his season home run total to 27 thereby surpassing Darryl Strawberry’s rookie record. With that now behind him, Alonso can not set his sights on the Mets all-time record books. Currently, he’s on pace to hit 56 homers which would obliterate the single...
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With Noah Syndergaard on the injured list, the Mets have called up right-hander Walker Lockett, who is the last remaining healthy starting pitcher on the team’s 40-man roster. With Syndergaard’s injury not being as serious as initially feared, we do not know if this is this will be Lockett’s only start or if he is going to get more chances. Perhaps, that will depend on how he...
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3 UP 1. DeGrom To a T After Jacob deGrom was done with the Braves, famed Mets killer Freddie Freeman would say, “That was Jacob deGrom to a T right there. In my opinion, he’s the best pitcher in baseball. He did it tonight again.” Over eight innings, deGrom was certainly the best pitcher in baseball. he shut out and shut down the Braves. He allowed just three hits while striking out...
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With Noah Syndergaard on the 10-day Injured List and the Mets needing another starter, the team has opted to promote RHP Walker Lockett tomorrow to start in the game against the Chicago Cubs, as reported by Mike Puma of the New York Post. It is interesting to note Lockett will be making his Mets debut at Wrigley Field much like how Syndergaard made his Major League debut in the same ballpark...
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