Big right-hander Noah Syndergaard is making his second consecutive Opening Day start on Thursday afternoon when the New York Mets open the 2018 season against the St. Louis Cardinals. Syndergaard becomes the first Met pitcher since Johan Santana to start consecutive Opening Days did so from 2008 to 2010. Last season, Syndergaard threw six scoreless innings during the Mets 6-0 win over the...
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New York Mets icon Rusty Staub passed away at the age of 73 on Thursday morning according to Bill Madden of the New York Post. Staub, known as Le Grand Orange to Mets fans, died at 12:30 a.m. Thursday at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Palm Beach, Florida, due to multiple organ failure. He was hospitalized last month due to kidney failure and has been in the hospital since. Staub was a...
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It’s been a strong Spring Training for New York Mets infielder (and now outfielder) Wilmer Flores who is hitting .333/.392/.600 with three doubles and three home runs in 45 at-bats. All three of the home runs have come against right-handed pitching for Flores. The 26-year-old fared much better against righties in 2017 when he slashed .262/.306/.459 with 11 doubles and 11 home runs in 252...
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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (14-11-2) vs. NEW YORK METS (9-16-3) Friday, March 23, 2018 • 1:10 p.m. First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL RHP Dakota Hudson (0-0, 1.93) vs. RHP Drew Gagnon (0-0, 0.00) SNY/WOR The New York Mets play the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday at 1:10 p.m at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie. The game will be televised on SNY and can also be heard on WOR. Minor league right-hander...
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The New York Mets have optioned right-handed reliever Hansel Robles and catcher Tomas Nido to minor league camp according to Tim Healey of Newsday. Both players are expected to start the season in Triple-A for the Las Vegas 51s. Robles, 27, struggled mightily this spring with a 9.26 ERA and 1.80 WHIP in 11.2 innings. During that span, he allowed 12 earned runs on 17 hits, four walks and struck...
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