The New York Mets announced that third baseman David Wright will address his timeline for the remainder of the 2018 season in a live press conference you can see on Twitter. The press conference will take place at 1:45 p.m. ET. Wright hit twice during a simulated game on Tuesday at Citi Field against Mets top pitching prospects David Peterson and Justin Dunn. Due to the field conditions he...
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It’s been a turbulent 2018 season for New York Mets youngster Dominic Smith though he’s making the most of his recent opportunity at the major league level. On Wednesday night, he went 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run homer. The 23-year-old Smith is now 6-for-18 with two doubles and two homers since being recalled again from Triple-A Las Vegas. He’s also homered in three of...
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Over the last 30 days, the New York Mets middle infield and 1-2 spots in the lineup of Amed Rosario and Jeff McNeil has been one of the best in baseball. May sound crazy, but seriously they have. In that time span, Rosario’s 1.1 fWAR ranks fourth among major league shortstops behind only Trevor Story, Xander Bogaerts and Manny Machado. He’s had 121 plate appearances during that time,...
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New York Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki is in the lineup on Friday batting seventh and catching against the Philadelphia Phillies. He left Wednesday’s game early after getting hit by a pitch though the CT scan came back negative. The 27-year-old Plawecki is hitting .237/.341/.397 with 12 doubles, two triples, five homers and 25 RBI this season. He has posted a 1.5 WAR in 63 games for the...
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MLB Pipeline released their 2018 Prospect Team of the Year today with the New York Mets being the only organization with two players selected to the first team. Mets prospect Peter Alonso was chosen to be MLB’s first baseman and Mets infielder (lost his prospect status recently) Jeff McNeil was taken as the second baseman. Alonso, 23, hit .285/.395/.579 with 36 homers (tied for most in...
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