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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According to the New York Post, Mets’ owner Steve Cohen has splurged for a high-tech pitching machine that only a handful of other teams in the major leagues have. The state-of-the-art pitching machine can replicate the delivery and all of the pitches from whatever pitcher the Mets select in the program. Mets hitting coach Eric Chavez says that only three-to-four teams already have this...
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Jose Butto made plenty of bats miss in the first game of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies’ doubleheader on Thursday, recording a career-high 11 strikeouts in a 5-3 victory. AAA: Syracuse Mets (16-33) 8, Worcester Red Sox (25-26) 4 Box Score DH Daniel Palka: 3-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, .230/.329/.473 SS JT Riddle: 2-for-4, 1 3B, 1 R, 2 SO, .220/.256/.376 2B Cody Bohanek: 1-for-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1...
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