New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso launched his 25th home run of his impressive rookie season on Thursday night against the Cubs. The only other National League rookie to hit 25 homers before the All-Star break was Cody Bellinger in 2017. The 25 home runs before the All-Star break by a rookie are also tied for fourth most in Major League history. Jose Abreu hit 29 in 2014, Aaron Judge hit 30 in...
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The Mets announced on Thursday afternoon they’ve optioned left-handed reliever Daniel Zamora to Triple-A Syracuse and recalled right-hander Walker Lockett from Syracuse. Lockett, 25, is making his Mets debut on Thursday night as the starter vs the Cubs. Lockett had a 3.69 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and struck out 15 in 31.2 minor league innings this year. He began the season on the injured list with...
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The Mets have fired pitching coach Dave Eiland according to James Wagner of the New York Times. They’ve also fired bullpen coach Chuck Hernandez according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Eiland was hired prior to the 2018 season along with current manager Mickey Callaway. He was under contract through the 2020 season. As a staff, the Mets have a 4.70 ERA this season, which ranks 20th...
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According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, Major League Baseball has given the Tampa Bay Rays permission to potentially split home games with Montreal. The Rays currently have an agreement with the city of St. Petersburg requiring that all home games be played at Tropicana Field through 2027. That is one of the manning obstacles the Rays would face in any future arrangement that has them...
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The Mets called up Chris Flexen in 2017 to make a start despite him having zero starts in Triple-A and only seven starts in Double-A Binghamton. Shockingly, he didn’t go well for the inexperienced Flexen. After his pro debut on July, 2017 (three innings, three runs), Flexen would stay with the Mets making 14 appearances and nine starts down the stretch. He posted a 7.88 ERA in 48 innings....
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