The Mets announced on Friday morning they’ve optioned relievers Tim Peterson, Tyler Bashlor, and Daniel Zamora to minor league camp. The Mets now have 36 players in major league camp. Peterson, 28, got off to a strong start this spring though his last two outings have been poor. He has a 5.40 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and eight strikeouts in 8.1 innings this spring. The right-hander made his MLB...
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Mets veteran infielders Todd Frazier and Jed Lowrie are both likely to begin the 2019 season on the injured list. When Mets manager Mickey Callaway was asked today about the two being ready for Opening Day he told Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com, “I just don’t see it.” Lowrie, signed a two-year deal in the offseason with Mets, has not been participating in baseball activities...
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Baseball America has released their latest installment of the 2019 MLB mock draft. They still have Oregon catcher Adley Rutschman going first overall to the Baltimore Orioles. They have the Mets taking left-hander Nick Lodolo with the 12th overall pick. In their first mock back in December, BA had the Mets taking left-hander Zack Thompson from the University of Kentucky. Lodolo, turned 21 last...
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Ichiro Suzuki has officially decided to retire from Major League Baseball. The 45-year-old went 0-for-4 on Thursday morning for the Mariners vs the Athletics in Tokyo, Japan. Ichiro came out in the bottom of the eighth inning to a roaring ovation at the Tokyo Dome. https://twitter.com/Mariners/status/1108724506992898049 The future Hall of Famer will end his MLB career with 3,089 hits (23rd...
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After being scratched from his start on Sunday because he was sick, Jacob deGrom pitched 6.1 innings and threw 96 pitches. He struck out 12, walked nobody, and allowed one earned run on seven hits. DeGrom was pitching in the back fields against minor leagues to keep him from facing the Washington Nationals as Opening Day gets closer. Slo-mo side view of Noah Syndergaard @PitchingNinja...
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