New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto hit in a live game on Friday afternoon for the first time since injury his shoulder in August of last year. Conforto hit in a minor league game against the Washington Nationals on one of the backfields at the Mets complex in Port St. Lucie. In his first plate appearance he walked on seven pitches. Second time up he had a pop-up that dropped in shallow...
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES (13-8-1) vs. NEW YORK METS (5-15-2) Friday, March 16, 2018 • 1:10 p.m. First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL RHP Andrew Cashner (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (0-1, 6.75) SNY The New York Mets play the Baltimore Orioles today at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie starting at 1:10 p.m. The game will be televised on SNY. Jacob deGrom will be making his second start of the...
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New York Mets first baseman Adrian Gonzalez played in a minor league game on Thursday afternoon and went 5 for 8 with two doubles facing Miami Marlins pitching. Gonzalez requested from manager Mickey Callaway that he do so to work on his timing after a slow start to his spring (.520 OPS in 33 at-bats on major league side). Despite the slow start for Gonzalez, Mets GM Sandy Alderson told Matt...
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Last September, the New York Mets got relief prospect Jacob Rhame from the Los Angeles Dodgers in return for veteran Curtis Granderson. The hard-throwing Rhame was lights out in his small sample size with the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s last season, allowing only one run on two hits and striking out 11 of the 20 batters he faced. Rhame was a September call-up for the Mets, but the results were not...
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The New York Mets felt they needed first base insurance for the young Dominic Smith this offseason and their answer was signing veteran Adrian Gonzalez to contract for the major league minimum. The soon-to-be 36-year-old Gonzalez has struggled at the plate this spring slashing just .212/.278/.242 in 33 at-bats with only one extra base hit. In that span he has walked three times and struck out...
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