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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New York Mets starter Jacob deGrom left the game on Wednesday night after hyperextending his right elbow swinging the bat. At the time deGrom was dominating the Atlanta Braves lineup with six strikeouts in four scoreless innings. The Mets would go on to lose 7-0 to the Atlanta Braves as they fell to second place. DeGrom apparently hurt himself on a swing in the bottom of the third inning when he...
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Much of the offseason talk surrounding New York Mets prospect Peter Alonso was he was a slugger without a position given the well below average defense he had played at first base. His bat certainly got the conversation started after hitting .289/.359/.524 with 27 doubles, 18 home runs and 63 RBI between the St. Lucie Mets and the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies in 2017, his first full season...
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