When the month of June started, the Mets had a whopping 10.5 game lead over the Braves for the National League East division lead, but that has shrunk to 6.5 with Atlanta on a hot streak and the Mets going 3-4 to start their west coast trip. The Braves have now won eight straight games, though they aren’t the only hot team in the NL East as the Phillies have won seven straight. Even the...
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On this date in 2016, the Mets drafted first baseman Peter Alonso in the second round from the University of Florida. Yup, remember that he used to go by Peter. Well, he’s hit a lot of big league home runs since making the change to Pete. The Tampa native started his pro career with a bang for the Brooklyn Cyclones. Alonso had 18 extra-base hits, 21 RBIs, and a .969 OPS in 30 games for the...
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Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated reports that Mets veteran starter Max Scherzer started throwing low-intensity bullpens recently. Scherzer is dealing with a left oblique strain that put him on the injured list on May 21. Ragazzo reports that Scherzer is throwing all of his pitches during these bullpens in Florida and that he’s progressing well. Scherzer, 37, took himself out of his last...
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Veteran Trevor Cahill made his Mets system debut in the Florida Complex League. AAA: Syracuse had their game postponed, doubleheader on June 10 AA: Binghamton had their game postponed, doubleheader on June 8 High-A: Aberdeen (34-16) 3, Brooklyn (22-27) 1 BOX SCORE 1B JT Schwartz 1-for-3, 2B, SB, .252/.354/.344 SS Shervyen Newton 1-for-4, 3B, R, .184/.295/.329 (in Brooklyn) CF Jaylen Palmer...
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Remember that trade the Mets made with Cleveland that brought them star shortstop Francisco Lindor, it turns out there’s another piece in that trade that’s paying huge dividends for the Mets. Right-handed starter Carlos Carrasco went seven innings and struck out 10 on Monday night in the Mets’ 11-5 win over the Padres in San Diego. Carrasco was magnificent in the game, allowing...
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