The New York Yankees announced they’ve signed first baseman Adam Lind to a minor league deal with an invite to major league camp. Lind spent 2017 with the Washington Nationals where he hit .303/.362/.513 with 14 home runs and 59 RBI in 301 plate appearances. Lind slashed .303/.364/.534 against righties last season. The Mets had shown interest in the 34-year-old left-handed hitter before...
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The New York Mets take on the Washington Nationals at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie today at 1:10 p.m. Rafael Montero gets the start for the Mets against Max Scherzer. The game is not televised. Mets Lineup Jose Reyes, 2B Jay Bruce, RF Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Tim Tebow, DH Amed Rosario, SS Juan Lagares, CF Jose Lobaton, C Matt den Dekker, LF David Thompson, 3B Nationals Lineup Trea Turner, SS...
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New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey made his 2018 spring debut on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves allowing one run in two innings and striking out two. The outing impressed former long-time Braves manager and now special adviser to the GM, Bobby Cox. Cox talked Kevin Kernan of the New York Post about what he saw from Harvey, “The velocity and where he put the ball on the black,...
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The biggest surprise team this season in the major leagues? Well that would be the New York Mets according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Mets GM Sandy Alderson doesn’t think it’s that crazy of a though either, “Look, the Nationals have a good team and I’d expect them to be favored, but we beat them in ‘15 with a similar cast of characters. We can do it again.’’ The Mets won...
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New York Mets Manager Mickey Callaway said that outfielder Juan Lagares will make his spring debut on Friday after the team’s 3-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday. Lagares has been out with a tight hamstring but recently did some running without any setbacks. He will be playing center field tomorrow. We will finally get a look at the revamped swing from Lagares after he spent the...
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