New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto has progressed to the next step in his recovery with soft toss for the first time since his shoulder surgery. Conforto, turned 25 today, did 25 front tosses and 15 swings off a tee as well. Conforto previously said that he has no intentions to rush a return to the team and said that May 1 is his target date. As GM Sandy Alderson intimated earlier in the...
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The New York Mets take on the Miami Marlins today at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie with a 1:10 p.m. start. Jason Vargas gets the start for the Mets against right-hander Sandy Alcantara for the Marlins. The game will be televised on SNY. Mets Lineup Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B Yoenis Cespedes, DH Jay Bruce, RF Todd Frazier, 3B Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Jose Reyes, SS Kevin Plawecki, C Kevin Kaczmarski,...
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Yoenis Cespedes is back in the New York Mets lineup on Thursday for their game against the Miami Marlins. Cespedes is the designated hitter and batting second. The Mets slugger had been out of the lineup after make his spring debut in Sunday with a 2 for 3 game that included a home run. He has been dealing with shoulder soreness in his throwing arm. Jay Bruce is also in the lineup, as he was on...
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With Juan Lagares currently nursing an injury (again) Brandon Nimmo continues to play in center field where he has a chance to start on Opening Day for the Mets. Nimmo went 1 for 2 with a walk, strikeout and home run on Wednesday for the Mets in their 6-4 win over the Braves. He swung at the first pitch he saw from right-hander Shane Carle in the fourth inning and sent it over the fence in right...
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New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey made his 2018 Grapefruit League debut on Wednesday when he threw 38 pitches in two innings against the Atlanta Braves in the team’s 6-4 win. Harvey allowed one earned run on two hits, walk and two strikeouts. He featured a fastball that hit 96 MPH and touched 95 four times against the last batter he faced of the day. Mets manager Mickey Callaway was...
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