Keith Law of ESPN updated his Top 50 Major League Prospects on Thursday with Mets 18-year-old shortstop Ronny Mauricio coming in at No. 48. The switch-hitting Mauricio is slashing .276/.314/.373 with 16 doubles, three triples, three homers, and 22 RBI as one of the youngest players in the South Atlantic League. He’s spent most of the season as the Columbia Fireflies leadoff man despite...
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St. Lucie (47-42) 5, Jupiter (30-54) 0 Box Score SS Manny Rodriguez 2-for-3, BB, RBI, R, 2B, .251/.333/.301 CF Hansel Moreno 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, .172/.234/.224 Moreno is hitting .333 over his last 10 games with nine runs scored in that span. The St. Lucie Mets are in second place in the second half standings with a 15-8 record. LHP Andrew Mitchell (1.80 ERA) 2 IP, H, 0 R, BB, K RHP Darwin Ramos...
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The 2019 All-Star Game takes place on Tuesday night in Cleveland at Progressive Field with a 7:30 p.m. ET scheduled start. The game can be seen on Fox or listened to on ESPN radio. Dodgers lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu gets the start for the National League against Astros righty Justin Verlander for the American League. National League Lineup Christian Yelich – LF Javier Baez – SS Freddie...
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According to Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press, the Mets and Rays have shown interest in Tigers right-handed reliever Joe Jimenez. Jimenez, 24, has a 4.96 ERA, 4.83 FIP, and 1.35 WHIP in 32.2 innings out of Tigers pen this year. He does have 49 strikeouts (13.5 K.9) in that span, though he has also allowed a whopping seven home runs (1.9 HR/9). The 2018 season was much better for Jimenez...
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The Mets signed right-handed reliever Jeurys Familia to a three-year, $30 million deal in the offseason and to this point it has looked like a disaster. When the former Mets closer was placed on the injured list with a Bennett Lesion in right shoulder on June 18, Familia had posted a 7.81 ERA in 27.2 innings to start his 2019 campaign. The struggles of Familia are a big reason why the Mets...
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