Author: John Sheridan

MMN Recap: Caminero Tossed In Second Straight Game

Syracuse 9 – Scranton/Wilkes Barre 5 Box Score Ruben Tejada, 2B 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, K Danny Espinosa, SS 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K Rene Rivera, DH 3-for-5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI David Thompson, 1B 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI Trailing 5-1 heading in the bottom of the third, Syracuse had an impressive two out rally started by an Espinosa single. Syracuse would have six straight hits including doubles from...

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Anthony Kay’s Control Has Been More Impressive Than Near No-Hitter

After his near no-hitter last week, Anthony Kay walked off the mound assured he just made his best start of the season. Kay pitched seven no-hit innings against the Bowie Baysox while striking out seven. He was perfect until a sixth inning walk. However, partially because he induced a double play ball to end that inning, he faced the minimum. When he hit the dugout, he was second in the Eastern...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Cage Tigers with Series Win

3 UP 1. Tigers Catch a Beating For most of the season, the discussion has been about how Wilson Ramos was the latest in a long line of Mets free agent busts. The one time slugger had become a ground ball machine. That is until recently. In this series, Ramos was 6-for-12 with three homers and six RBI. His three homers in the series were more than the amount of homers he hit over his first 45...

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MMO Prospect Focus: Mazeika Mets’ Hottest Minor League Hitter

Since he has been drafted, Patrick Mazeika has been a hit-first catcher. In the beginning of his career, that had proven to be true, but to his credit Mazeika has made continued strides defensively. What was curious was how he had not made the strides in the power department despite his having the potential. For example, over the first 20 games of the 2017 season, Mazeika had slugged .555 with a...

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Neon Moment of the Week: Lagares, Rajai Davis Power Mets To Win

The New York Mets outfield has been decimated. Michael Conforto is on the IL with a concussion. Brandon Nimmo has been dealing with a neck injury all season long, and finally, push came to shove. With him no longer being able to play through it, he went to the IL. Jeff McNeil had an abdominal injury and later a leg injury leading to his landing on the IL. That’s the Mets starting outfield....

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