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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Mets backup catcher Tomas Nido had arguably his best game as a major league on Wednesday when he went 2-for-4 with a homer and picked off a runner at first base. Nido extended the Mets lead to 2-0 in the second inning when he hit a Matt Strahm 2-1 changeup 405 feet to center field. He would single to right field in his next at-bat to secure just his third major league multi-hit game. In the...
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The Double-A Binghmaton Rumbles Ponies had two pitchers combine for a no-hitter on Wednesday night in their 7-0 win over the Harrisburg Senators. Starter Harol Gonzalez went 6.2 innings before reliever Ryder Ryan finished off the historic game with 2.1 innings of no-hit ball. The right-handers combined to face 28 batters. They struck out eight Senators (Washington Nationals’ Double-A...
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