The New York Mets announced on Wednesday afternoon they’ve optioned right-handed pitcher Corey Oswalt to minor league camp and re-assigned left-handed pitcher David Peterson and right-handed pitcher Pedro Payano to minor league camp. Oswalt, 26, pitched well this spring allowing only one earned run in eight innings. In that span, he gave up eight hits, walked no one, and struck out six....
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The Mets tied the Miami Marlins by a score of 1-1 on Monday afternoon in Jupiter. The Mets’ offense was virtually silent once again, while pitching continued to shine. Pitching Walker Lockett started it off for the Mets, pitching three scoreless innings and racking up two strikeouts. The right-hander actually hit 95 MPH with his fastball multiple times in the outing. Seth Lugo took the fourth,...
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The Mets announced on Friday afternoon they’ve optioned LHP Stephen Gonsalves, LHP Thomas Szapucki, RHP Jordan Humphreys, RHP Franklyn Kilome to minor league camp. They also reassigned RHP Matt Blackham, RHP Nick Rumbelow, RHP Francisco Rios, RHP Stephen Nogosek, C Austin Bossart, David Rodriguez, and OF Tim Tebow to minor league camp. Gonsalves, 25, was having the best camp of the group...
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Mets center fielder Johneshwy Fargas hit a home run in the top of the eighth inning on Thursday against the Cardinals to tie the game at 7-7. It also finished off the cycle for the speedster. Fargas hit an RBI triple in the second inning, doubled in the fourth, and singled in the sixth inning. He went 4-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs scored, and stole his third base of the spring. Fargas, 25, was...
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The New York Mets announced on Thursday that the club will retire Jerry Koosman’s uniform number #36 on Saturday, June 13 in a pre-game ceremony prior to the 4:10 p.m. game vs. Washington. Koosman, who is the winningest left-hander in team history (140 wins), will become the third player to have his number retired by the Mets, joining Tom Seaver (#41) and Mike Piazza (#31). “The excitement of...
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