According to Bob Klapisch of Bleacher Report, Mets’ team officials are considering voiding the contract of injured slugger Yoenis Cespedes. Cespedes was on the 60-day injured list when it was announced on May 20 by GM Brodie Van Wagenen that Yoenis suffered multiple fractures in his right ankle. The incident happen at Cespedes’ ranch in Florida when the outfielder stepped in a hole....
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The bat of Dominic Smith (and some injuries) has forced the Mets hand into playing the youngster in left field. The Mets clearly did want Smith out there despite putting him in the outfield 13 times last season. That didn’t stop Smith from offering to do so. Smith, still just 23, finally got his first chance to start this season in left field on May 31 against Arizona. He responded by...
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Jeff McNeil was on the bench to begin the Mets game on Thursday against the Giants because Mickey Callaway said the team doesn’t want to push him too much coming off his injured list stint. McNeil still found a way to contribute, with two hits and two RBIs. With the Mets trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning with runners on second and third with one out, Callaway decided to use...
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New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo went 2-for-4 with a triple and run scored for the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday night in his first rehab game. He led off and was the designated hitter for St. Lucie. Nimmo, 26, was placed on the injured list on May 22 (retroactive to May). He is dealing with stiff neck as well as a bulging cervical disk, injuries that have lingered since mid-April. The...
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The Atlanta Braves have agreed to sign left-handed starter Dallas Keuchel according to David O’Brien of The Athletic. Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports reports the deal is for one-year, $13 million ($20 million prorated). It was recently reported that the Yankees and Cardinals were two other teams showing interest in the former Cy Young winner. Keuchel, 31, is coming off a 2018 season in which he...
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