The Brooklyn Cyclones lost game one of their best-of-three series on Wednesday 5-4 to the Hudson Valley Renegades. Brooklyn took a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the fifth when Rays’ 2019 first rounder Greg Jones hit a two-run homer off Cyclones right-hander Michel Otanez. The Cyclones last chance came in the eighth inning when Yoel Romero was hit by a pitch and Ranfy Adon singled with two...
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According to Justin Toscano from The Record, Mets veteran second baseman Robinson Cano will begin a rehab assignment on Saturday with the Brooklyn Cyclones. The Cyclones are in the middle of a playoff race, with them trailing the Hudson Valley Renegades by one game for the division lead. Cano, 36, has been on the injured list since August 5 when he was diagnosed with a torn left hamstring. The...
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This will be the final season that teams can have their entire 40-man roster active if they choose do so. Starting in 2020, rosters will expand to only 28 players in September. Pitchers Walker Lockett, Eric Hanhold, Drew Gagnon, Daniel Zamora, Corey Oswalt, Stephen Nogosek, Chris Flexen, Donnie Hart, and Tyler Bashlor are all on the 40-man, have already pitched in the majors, and are likely...
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As the Mets continue to make changes to their front office, Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports reports that special assistant to the GM Ruben Amaro Jr. will not return to the Mets following the 2019 season. Amaro was hired to be the first base coach under Mickey Callaway back in November of 2017. The former Phillies GM was shifted into the front office during the most recent offseason. On Wednesday, it...
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Syracuse (73-63) 2, Lehigh Valley (63-72) 0 Box Score 2B Jed Lowrie 1-for-2, HR, BB Lowrie played five innings at second base and was playing in back-to-back nights for the first time in his rehab stint. Mets manager Mickey Callaway announced during his afternoon presser that Brandon Nimmo would be in the lineup, but he was not and then the Mets said it was a scheduled day off. RHP Ervin Santana...
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