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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Yoelkis Cespedes – the younger half-brother of Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes – has been informed he will be declared a free agent and eligible to sign on March 18 according to Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com. Cespedes, 22, is planning showcases in Florida and Arizona this month. The Cuban born outfielder defected last June and has been training mostly in the Bahamas since, including...
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Andres Gimenez entered the 2019 season atop the Mets prospect list after a strong year both offensively and defensively in 2018. He had a .756 OPS overall that included 37 games at Double-A Binghamton to finish the season. The left-handed hitter was back in Binghamton to the start the 2019 season, as one of the youngest position players in the Eastern League and four years younger than the...
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Mets left-hander Steven Matz was sent home early on Tuesday due to an illness per David Lennon of Newsday. Lennon notes that Matz will miss his scheduled bullpen today, but is still expected to make his start on Friday. Matz, 28, was the big topic of conversation on Monday as reports came out that the Yankees were scouting the Mets starter. The New York native pitched a career-high 160 1/3...
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