Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen had no idea he was on a hot mic when he openly talked about what Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred had as a plan for the Mets and Marlins game on Thursday night. Holy shit Rob Manfred is trying to force the Mets to pull a social justice awareness stunt tonight by having the players symbolically leave the field at 7:10 before returning an hour...
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Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen announced on WFAN that right-hander Michael Wacha will start tonight against the Marlins at Citi Field. Wacha had been on the injured list since August 9 with right shoulder inflammation. The 29-year-old has a 6.43 ERA in his first three starts with the Mets after signing a one-year deal in the offseason. Van Wagenen did not announce the corresponding...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Toronto Blue Jays have acquired right-handed pitcher Taijuan Walker from the Seattle Mariners. Walker, 28, is 2-2 with a 4.00 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and 3.13 K/BB in five starts covering 27 innings for the Mariners this season. Walker signed a one-year, $2 million deal in February to return to the Mariners organization. The Blue Jays will send a player to...
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Jacob deGrom has now made 177 starts in his Major League career and allowed one or no runs in a record 83 of them. In those 83 games, deGrom has a 0.65 ERA and 32 no-decisons. Yes, you read that right, 32 no-decisions. And only 49 wins. For some reference, there’s 12 other pitchers with 83 games of one or no runs allowed in a start and the lowest win total among them is Jose Rijo with 55....
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Mets right-hander Seth Lugo made and his first start since 2018 on Tuesday night against the Marlins, and he was perfect. Lugo, starting for the first time since June 25, 2018, needed only 39 pitches to navigate three perfect innings with five strikeouts. Manager Luis Rojas said before the game Lugo could go 50-60 pitches, but he went to the bullpen a little earlier and they failed him in the...
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