19 years ago today, the New York Mets drafted an 18-year-old from Hickory High School in Chesapeake, Virginia by the name of David Wright. Little did they know at the time, they were getting the eventual best position player in franchise history with the 38th overall pick. Wright grew up a Mets fan having been only a short distance from their Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk. Here’s what...
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With May in the books, the Minor League Baseball season has been officially underway for a month now. The four New York Mets minor league organizations have had talented individuals show out for them throughout May. Some even earned promotions to the following affiliate and even the big leagues. This is the first installment of the Mets Minors Players of the Month. Triple-A Syracuse Mets During...
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Two of the big keys for the Mets going forward in the 2021 season (and for at least three years beyond that) will be the contributions of shortstop Francisco Lindor and catcher James McCann. The Mets two key offensive acquisitions of the offseason got off to miserable starts, Lindor had a .494 OPS the day that Chili Davis was fired (May 3) and McCann had his season-low at .494 on May 16. Lindor...
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According to Tim Healey of Newsday, Mets infielder Luis Guillorme will begin a rehab assignment on Thursday night with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets. Guillorme landed on the injured list the end of April with a right oblique strain. At the time, the left-handed hitter was slashing 333/.478/.333 in 23 plate appearances. The 26-year-old is coming off a career-year in 2020 when he posted a 140 OPS+ in...
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Mets manager Luis Rojas told reporters on Wednesday afternoon that J.D. Davis recently started swinging but had to stop after experiencing discomfort. Rojas said that Davis won’t begin a rehab assignment anytime soon. Davis, suffering from an injury to his left middle finger, had started swinging again over the weekend in hopes of getting back on a rehab assignment. The 28-year-old was...
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