One of the most important offensive players this season for the New York Mets has been Yoenis Cespedes despite his slower start to the season. Unfortunately, Cespedes is dealing with a mild hip strain and was placed on the disabled list on Wednesday before the Mets got pounded by the Toronto Blue Jays, 12-1. Cespedes, 32, is hitting .255/.315/.474 with six doubles, team-high eight homers and 28...
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Former New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals star first baseman Keith Hernandez wrote a memoir titled, “I’m Keith Hernandez,” a tell-all book that takes you along his surprising, gritty, eye-opening, and sometimes seedy journey, from his childhood to the minor leagues and finally the major leagues. I was able to get an advanced copy of the book, which releases today, and found...
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Many people, myself included, thought Tim Tebow was only in the New York Mets organization to sell tickets and merchandise. Tebow, 30, hit .226/.309/.347 with 24 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 52 RBI combined between the Low-A Columbia Fireflies and Advanced-A St. Lucie Mets in his first professional season. Numbers that are far from horrible considering Tebow hadn’t played...
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Kevin Plawecki told reporters on Friday he’s headed to Florida in the next step of progression in his rehab and will spend the next week hitting before hopefully beginning a rehab assignment soon. The New York Mets catcher has been on the disabled list with a hairline fracture in his right hand since the middle of April. In other Mets injury news, T.J. Rivera is still expected to be out...
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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway told reporters before their game in Philadelphia on Friday that star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is currently playing at only 85 percent. The right quadriceps is obviously still sore for Cespedes despite getting the last two days off. The Mets also have two off days next week, Monday and Thursday. Callaway said that Cespedes is in the lineup because the Mets...
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