The Mets announced on Friday they’ve claimed right-handed Heath Hembree off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Mets have transferred Jacob deGrom to the 60-day injured list. In the press release the Mets said deGrom will be eligible to come off the IL on September 13th and there’s been no change in his timeline. Hembree, 32, has an...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets discussed a potential blockbuster deal with the Cubs during the trade deadline before they made the deal for Javier Báez. Rosenthal reports that the Mets backed off the blockbuster after finding out that Jacob deGrom would miss more time only a couple of hours before the deadline. Here’s the deal they were talking about: Mets get Kris...
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Game one: Syracuse Mets 4 (35-54), Buffalo Bisons 3 (54-35) Box Score CF Albert Almora Jr. 2-for-3, .275/.336/.450 LF Khalil Lee 1-for-3, R, .260/.439/.453 Syracuse picked up their sixth straight win of the season in the first game of their double-header against the Bison. Almora continues to hit the ball well in the minors as he notched a pair of singles. Lee picked up a hit as well and...
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Binghamton Rumble Ponies starter Jose Butto has been named the Double-A Northeast Pitcher of the Week following another dominant performance. The right-hander tossed six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts on Saturday. He allowed only two hits and walked one. Butto, 23, had a 4.32 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 58 1/3 innings with the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones before his mid-July promotion to...
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AAA: Syracuse Mets (29-52) 2, Rochester Red Wings (32-46) 1 BOX SCORE Travis Blankenhorn – 2B: 2-4, BB. .246/.391/.565 Wilfredo Tovar – SS: 2-5. .281/.372/.386 Patrick Mazeika – 1B: 1-5, RBI (26). .286/.364/.459 Mark Payton and Patrick Mazeika each drove in one of Syracuse’s two runs. In total, the Mets got eight hits, and half of them came from either Travis Blankenhorn or...
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