Veteran outfielder Carlos Gomez played in a minor league game on Sunday afternoon after being cleared for minors action. I was able to stick around to watch his first at-bat in the back fields at First Data Field before heading over to West Palm Beach. He singled up the middle and eventually came around to score on a Wilson Ramos double. Gomez was playing center field. Travis d’Arnaud was...
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Once the Mets courted and signed veteran infielder Adeiny Hechavarria in February, the chances of Luis Guillorme making the team took a huge hit. Guillorme, 24, came into camp 12 pounds lighter and has hit all spring. He’s hitting .393/.500/.607 with three doubles, one homer, and four walks compared to three strikeouts in 35 plate appearances. On Friday, he went 1-for-4 and made a few fine...
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Our own Jacob Resnick was in Port St. Lucie on Friday reporting from Mets camp, when he noticed that NFL player Bradley Marquez was in uniform. Marquez, 26, was the Mets 16th round pick in the 2011 draft from Odessa High School in Texas. He played in parts of two seasons with the Mets rookie level Kingsport Mets in 2012 and 2013. He hit .254/.293/.351 in 36 games while playing left field and...
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Veteran left-handed starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel is still a free agent and according to Jon Morosi of MLB, he threw 80 pitches on Wednesday at the Boras Sports Training Institute in Newport Beach, California. Keuchel, 31, went 12-11 with a 3.74 ERA, 3.69 FIP, and 2.64 SO/W in 204.2 innings for the Astros in 2018. He also posted a 2.6 bWAR and won the Gold Glove. The former Cy Young winner saw...
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On Thursday, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced numerous rule changes that will go into effect in 2019 and 2020. Changes for the 2019 season Inning breaks for all games will now be two minutes, down from 2:05 for local game and 2:25 for national broadcasts. Mound visits per team will be reduced from six to five. There will now be one trade deadline...
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