Mike Puma of the New York Post is reporting that Noah Syndergaard is likely not going to take his next turn in the Mets rotation on Tuesday against the Orioles. The Mets don’t believe he will be ready in time and if he pitches on Wednesday then he would miss the Subway Series. Meaning that in all likelihood, the next time Syndergaard starts will be next weekend against the Yankees. Jason...
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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway announced before the game on Friday against the Chicago Cubs that Kevin Plawecki will start at first base on Saturday. Plawecki will play first in an effort to help the Mets offense against left-handed pitching, they face lefties on Saturday (Mike Montgomery) and Sunday (Jon Lester). Callaway mentioned Plawecki playing first as a reason for them adding...
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New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was placed on the disabled list on May 16 with a mild strained right hip flexor after the organization admitted he was playing at roughly 85%. Two weeks later and the updates don’t seem to indicate that Cespedes is close to even beginning a rehab assignment. Mets GM Sandy Alderson talked to reporters on Thursday about the injury to Cespedes,...
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New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier played in his first rehab game on Thursday night for the Las Vegas 51s in their 20-3 loss. Frazier went 1-for-3 with an RBI and played five innings defensively at third base without issue. Frazier, 32, is working his way back from a left hamstring strain and was hitting .237/.357/.412 with five home runs, and 21 runs batted in 32 games this season. He was...
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Most of the bullpen talk from new Mets manager Mickey Callaway during the offseason and in spring training was that he wasn’t going to simply use Jeurys Familia as the closer every chance and that he would use pitches in a variety of roles. Coming into Wednesday night against the Atlanta Braves, Callaway had been pretty conventional with his back-end of the bullpen usage as Familia’s...
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