Major League Baseball commissioner Robert Manfred announced on Friday afternoon that New York Mets right-handed reliever Jenrry Mejia has been granted a conditional reinstatement from his lifetime ban. Mejia, 28, was given a lifetime ban back in 2016 after his third positive test for performance enhancing drugs. He has a 2.68 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 28 saves in 183 career innings with the Mets. Mejia...
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The New York Mets recalled RHP Paul Sewald from Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League and placed LHP Jerry Blevins on the Bereavement List. The listed reason was for his grandmother. Sewald will wear #51 and will be available for tonight’s game. He is 0-4 with a 4.85 ERA (21 earned runs/39.0 innings) in 26 games with the Mets this season. Sewald went 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA (one earned...
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The 2018 Futures Game rosters were announced on Thursday afternoon. The 20th Futures Game will be played on July 15 at Nationals Park at 4:00 p.m. ET and can be seen on MLB Network. Two prospects from the New York Mets farm system will be playing in the game, shortstop Andres Gimenez and first baseman Peter Alonso, arguably the team’s No. 1 and No. 2 prospect respectively. Gimenez will...
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With the trade deadline less than a month away, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports that the New York Mets are inclined to pass on trading both right-handed starters Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard. If the Mets did decided to deal deGrom, a rival executive gave his thoughts on a possible return, “When you look at the potential there, I’d compare it to what the Red Sox gave...
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New York Mets infielder T.J. Rivera made his first step back to the major leagues on Thursday night when he was the designated hitter for the Advanced-A St. Lucie Mets. Rivera, playing for the first time since last July, went 0-for-4 with two line outs as the No. 3 batter for the St. Lucie Mets. The 29-year-old Rivera had Tommy John surgery in September and there had been very little reports...
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