During the postgame press conference on Thursday after the New York Mets got swept by the Atlanta Braves, manager Mickey Callaway said that outfielder Brandon Nimmo would be in the lineup on Friday against the Colorado Rockies. Nimmo walked in his only plate appearance on Thursday and is now hitting .294/.478/.529 with a double, two triples, home run and seven walks in 46 plate appearances this...
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Returning to the New York has been a disaster for veteran Jason Vargas as he got roughed up for the second straight start on Thursday in the Mets 11-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. For the second straight start Vargas allowed first inning runs, this time it was three including a Kurt Suzuki two-run homer. The lefty would actually settle in to throw three scoreless innings before running into...
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The Eastern League announced today that Binghamton Rumble Ponies first baseman Peter Alonso has been named the Player of the Month for April. Alonso, 23, was ranked as our No. 3 Mets prospect coming into the 2018 season. The right-handed hitter slashed .408/.505/.776 with seven home runs and 19 RBI in the month of April. He led the league in batting average, hits (31), extra-base hits (14),...
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The Mets announced on Thursday that an MRI showed no ligament damage in the right elbow of Jacob deGrom. He is going to play catch tomorrow, throw a bullpen on Saturday and is on schedule to make his next start on Monday. Jacob deGrom started for the Mets on Wednesday night in their 7-0 loss and was cruising through four innings against the Atlanta Braves. However, he was pulled from the game in...
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Todd Frazier was visibly frustrated last night with home plate umpire Lance Barrett after a few generous strike calls and expressed his concern after the New York Mets 7-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. His frustration with umpires goes back to the San Diego Padres series, “I’m just starting to get frustrated with these umpires a little bit. It’s one of those things where I have...
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