The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association named Jeff McNeil as the Mets 2019 Heart and Hustle Award winner. McNeil, 27, is hitting .349/.410/.515 with 24 doubles, triple, eight home runs, 38 RBI, and 44 runs scored in 79 games for the Mets this season. He was also chosen for the All-Star game this year, his first full season in the majors. This award honors active players who...
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The Mets introduced veteran infielder Jed Lowrie to the media on January 16 and it was during that event that GM Brodie Van Wagenen said the infamous, “Come Get Us.” Well on Friday, Van Wagenen said, “they came and got us.” And Lowrie has still yet to play with a Mets uniform. It’s does’t look like Lowrie will be on the field anytime soon as Van Wagenen told...
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The Mets took a risk in the 2019 draft when they selected right-hander Matthew Allan in the third round of the draft. He was considered a first round talent that dropped because of signability concerns. Allan signed with the Mets to go along with first rounder Brett Baty and second rounder Josh Wolf, a nice trio to add to the Mets minor leagues. Brodie Van Wagenen and the Mets front office...
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Syracuse (43-47) 4, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (52-38) 2 Box Score C Rene Rivera 2-for-4, R, .269/.319/.466 1B Travis Taijeron 1-for-4, HR (17th), 2 RBI, .226/.357/.526 Everyone in the Syracuse lineup reached base at least once. Rivera is hitting .359 over his last nine games with five home runs. RHP Drew Gagnon (2.17 ERA) 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 8 K RHP Stephen Nogosek (0.00) IP, 0 H, 0 R RHP Jacob...
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Major League Baseball continues to use the Atlantic League as their testing grounds for new rules and today there were four more changes announced. All four of the following will be implemented for the second half of the season: Pitcher is required to step off rubber to attempt a pickoff One foul bunt is permitted with two strikes Batters can try to “steal” first base on any pitch...
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