According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, New York Mets lefty reliever Jerry Blevins and infielder Wilmer Flores have cleared revocable waivers. The Mets can now trade Blevins or Flores to any team, and Rosenthal believes the Mets would entertain trading both. Blevins, pending free agent, has a 3.86 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 35 innings for the Mets this year. The veteran has been very good in the...
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The New York Mets announced a flurry of roster moves on Friday afternoon with outfielder Jay Bruce being activated off the disabled list, Tomas Nido getting recalled from Double-A Binghamton. In the corresponding roster moves the Mets optioned both Dominic Smith and Jack Reinheimer to Triple-A Las Vegas. Bruce went 9-25 (.360) with one double, one homer, two RBI and three runs scored in seven...
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In an exclusive must-read interview for The Athletic, Marc Carig chronicles David Wright’s long journey back to the Mets – a journey fraught with sheer will in the face of constant pain and setbacks. On August 12, Wright did something he hadn’t done since in almost a year, play in a baseball game. The Mets long-time great third baseman started his comeback trail with the St....
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New York Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia made his second appearance today in the Dominic Summer League as he hopes to work his way back to the major leagues. The 28-year-old Mejia threw three scoreless innings today allowing only one hit and one walk while striking out seven for the DSL Mets1 squad. He now has seven scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts in two DSL starts. On July 6, it was announced by...
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Todd Frazier is showing why the New York Mets signed him to a two-year deal last offseason with a good month of August coming off his second DL stint. Frazier, 32, is hitting .280/.345/.507, 132 wRC+ with five doubles, four homer and 14 RBI in August after going 1-for-4 with a homer off Madison Bumgarner on Thursday afternoon. The veteran third baseman is now slashing .233/.311/.415 with 13...
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