New York Mets right-hander Jenrry Mejia made his return to affiliated ball on Thursday in the Dominican Summer League. Mejia, 28, pitched four scoreless innings for the DSL Mets in his first appearance since 2015. He allowed only one hit, zero walks and struck out three. On July 6, it was announced by MLB commissioner Robert Manfred that Mejia was granted a conditional reinstatement from his...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Philadelphia Phillies have acquired first baseman Justin Bour from the Miami Marlins in return for a minor league pitcher. Bour, 30, is in the midst of a down season for the Marlins slashing only .227/.347/.412 with a 108 wRC+, 19 homers and 54 RBI. He’s also been a below average defensive first baseman with -3 DRS and -0.8 UZR. The big...
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Brandon Nimmo was in the middle of a All-Star caliber season on June 24 when he got hit on the hand by a Rich Hill pitch. Coming into that game, the 25-year-old Nimmo was hitting .284/.400/.574 with nine doubles, six triples and 12 homers in 65 games. From June 24 through today, Nimmo has seen his strikeout rate jump up to 32.5% (up from 27.2% to start the season). It’s been a struggle for...
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In a report by Mike Puma of the New York Post that suggest the Mets are showing interest in Gary LaRocque for their general manager, it’s also brought to light that Mets owner Fred Wilpon is unlikely to hire a young, analytical-driven person to be the next Mets GM. The Mets are said to be looking for an external candidate to replace the ailing Sandy Alderson though team officials believe...
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New York Mets first base prospect Peter Alonso homered, double and knocked in two runs on Thursday night for the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. The slugging Alonso becomes the first player (MiLB or MLB) to break the 100 RBI barrier in the 2018 season. Alonso, 23, has been on fire since returning from the MLB Futures Game, in 23 games during that span he’s hitting .316/.368/.705 with eight...
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