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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The New York Mets badly needed a win on Wednesday night to get a split in the four-game series against the Atlanta Braves and shortstop Amed Rosario was a big reason why they pulled out a 4-1 victory. Rosario made the defense play of the game – perhaps most important of the season to date – in the bottom of the eighth inning with Mets up two runs and runners on first and third with...
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The Major League Baseball draft begins at 7:00 p.m. ET on June 4 with the New York Mets having the No. 6 overall pick. Tim Britton of The Athletic is reporting that the Mets are heavily scouting the SEC Tourament that is currently underway. As Britton points out, Auburn right-hander Casey Mize is playing in the tourney though he still seems like the likely first overall pick to the Detroit...
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