Jason Vargas will make a rehab start on Sunday with the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies according to Justin Toscano of The Record. The veteran lefty was placed in the injured list on May 6 with a left hamstring strain. Vargas has struggled to a 5.92 ERA and 1.56 WHIP in 24.1 innings this season though he does have a 3.00 ERA in his last four starts. Steven Matz said he feels great today after...
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Mets veteran infielder Jed Lowrie has suffered a setback while rehabbing a knee capsule sprain, he is likely to miss a few weeks with a Grade 1 hamstring strain according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Lowrie was on a rehab assignment for the Triple-A Syracuse Mets, but will now head back to Port St. Lucie. He was 4-for-24 with a homer in six games for Syracuse after going 1-for-7 with the...
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The minor league season is now over a month old with three of the four Mets full season affiliates still sporting a winning record. The Mets farm system has a .516 winning percentage which ranks 13th. Offense has been a struggle as a whole though, they have the fewest homers and hits in the minors. Week in Review The Triple-A Syracuse Mets sit in second place in the division with a 19-14 record...
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Feels fitting to talk about whether Mets manager Mickey Callaway’s job is on the hot seat exactly one year after the Mets batted out of order against the Reds. Following a disappointing 2018 season in which the Mets went only 77-85 in Callaway’s head coaching debut, the Mets have started 2019 by going 17-20. Not exactly the type of start that screams “come get us” to the...
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With a third inning homer on Thursday for the Angels, future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols became the fifth player in Major League Baseball history to reach the 2,000 RBI milestone. The former Cardinal joins Hank Aaron (2,297), Babe Ruth (2,214), Alex Rodriguez (2,086), and Cap Anson (2,075) in the group. However, Elias doesn’t recognize Ruth and Anson as part of the group because RBI...
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