The New York Mets announced on Thursday they’ve designated left-handed pitcher Stephen Gonsalves for assignment. The Mets needed to make room on the 40-man roster for veterans LHP Chasen Shreve, RHP Hunter Strickland, and INF Eduardo Nunez, all had the contracts purchased on Thursday as well. Gonsalves, 26, was claimed off waivers from the Twins back in November of 2019 by the Mets. The...
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Marcus Stroman going on the injured list on Wednesday was a huge blow to the Mets rotation, and potentially their overall chances of making the playoffs in the 2020 shortened season. The rotation took a big hit when Zack Wheeler left for the Phillies and another when Noah Syndergaard had Tommy John surgery. The Mets are certainly going into the 2020 season with a less than ideal rotation and...
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J.D. Davis talked to reporters on Friday afternoon on a variety of different topics as the Mets get ready for exhibition games this weekend. Davis says that he has been in left field for most of the Mets practices and scrimmages, though he has taken some reps at third as well. The 27-year-old also noted that Yoenis Cespedes has been working with him in left field on positioning and helping him...
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Mets manager Luis Rojas talked to reporters on Friday afternoon with the hot topic being the status of ace Jacob deGrom. Rojas noted that deGrom threw a 17-pitch side session on Friday and felt really good following. DeGrom will not start against the Yankees as planned on Sunday, and will instead pitch in a simulated game. Rojas hopes that they will get deGrom up to 60 pitches in his final...
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The last time Mets right-handed reliever Drew Smith pitched in a game was on Sept. 29, 2018, when he tossed a scoreless inning against the Marlins at Citi Field. Later that year, he would undergo Tommy John Surgery. That changed on Thursday night when he pitched in a Mets intrasquad game back at Citi Field. Smith’s return to the mound started with a walk of Max Moroff. He then retired Amed...
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