New York Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki began his rehab assignment with the Las Vegas 51s last night with a bang. Plawecki hit a two-run go-ahead homer in the fifth inning for Vegas in their 4-3 win over the Sacramento River Cats. He also struck out and flew out to left field. The 27-year-old played five innings behind the plate in his first game action since April 11 against the Miami Marlins when...
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Mickey Callaway spoke to reporters before today’s game and said that Todd Frazier has yet to begin running, but has started to take batting practice. Frazier has been eligible for activation since the start of the Mets weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but appears likely to miss at least the remainder of this homestand. Until Frazier returns, Wilmer Flores stands to receive...
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John Harper of the New York Daily News suggests that the New York Mets should consider trading one or both of Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom if they continue their downward spiral of the 2018 season. The Mets are currently in fourth place with only the lowly Miami Marlins below them. They have gone just 9-18 after starting the season 11-1 and haven’t won back-to-back games in five...
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New York Mets starting pitching outside of Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom has been an issue most of the 2018 season and has begun to trickle into a heavily used bullpen. One of those relievers seeing plenty of action is right-hander Seth Lugo. Lugo, 28, had a little bit of a slow start this season (1.40 WHIP, 1.86 SO/W in March/April) but has really found his groove in the month of May. In...
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The New York Mets bullpen was a big reason for their hot 11-1 start with a 3.39 ERA in March/April on the other hand they’ve been one of culprits in going just 9-18 since. May has been a much different story for the Mets bullpen (Mets as well with 3-10 start) with a 5.20 ERA that ranks 27th in baseball. The strikeouts are down big time with only 7.38 K/9 (28th) and they’re allowing a...
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