Cleveland announced on Wednesday they’ve designated left-handed reliever Óliver Pérez for assignment to make room on the active roster for Nick Wittgren. Pérez, still just 39, had not allowed an earned run yet this season in 3 2/3 innings. In that span, he allowed five hits, walked one, and struck out four. The former Met has a 3.42 ERA and 10.8 K/9 over big leagues 350 innings since the...
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The Mets announced on Friday that they’ve recalled left-handed Stephen Tarpley from the Alternate Site and optioned left-hander Joey Lucchesi to the site. Tarpley, 28, was claimed off waivers during the offseason and has yet to make an appearance for the Mets in the regular season. The former Marlin had a 5.68 ERA in 6 1/3 innings during spring training, he had six strikeouts and three...
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Jerry Blevins decided to stick with baseball for 2021 in-large part due to the Mets being the team that was calling. He wants to win a World Series ring in a New York Mets jersey and he is excited about what Steve Cohen has brought to the franchise. Blevins signed a minor league contract to return to the Mets in December after not pitching in the big leagues during the shortened 2020 season....
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The Mets announced before their game on Thursday that they’ve recalled right-handed pitcher Sean Reid-Foley and sent right-hander Trevor Hildenberger to the Alternate Training Site. Hildenberger allowed four runs in 1 1/3 innings on Wednesday in the Mets 16-4 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. It was just his second outing of the season, he tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts in...
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The New York Mets announced that their game on Thursday with the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field has been postponed due to rain. The game will now be part of a single admission doubleheader on June 25. The first game of the doubleheader will begin at 4:10 p.m. and the second game will start approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Mets ace Jacob deGrom is now slated...
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