The New York Mets announced that right-handed starter Jacob deGrom will not pitch again in the 2017 season because of gastroenteritis. He was originally scheduled to make his final start of the year on Saturday against the Phillies. Seth Lugo, originally scheduled to start Sunday, will shift to Saturday. DeGrom, 29, went 15-10 with a 3.53 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 3.50 FIP this season. He set career...
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The Philadelphia Phillies announced that Pete Mackanin will not return as the team’s manager in 2018 though he will stay in the organization as a special assistant to the general manager. Mackanin, 66, went 147-206 as manager of the Phillies from 2015 through this season. Previously, he was the Phillies third base coach under Ryne Sandberg. The Phillies had just signed Mackanin to a...
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New York Mets prospect Jhoan Urena had a much needed bounce back season in 2017 after two straight disappointing years in St. Lucie. Of course, the big key for Urena this year was finally being 100% healthy following breaking both hamate bones in 2015. The recently turned 23-year-old Urena hit .282/.364/.437 for the St. Lucie Mets this season in 458 at-bats before a late season promotion to the...
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The New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies will play in the second annual MLB Little League Classic on Aug. 19, 2018. The game will take place at the renovated Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. “All of us at Major League Baseball are excited to return to Williamsport,” said MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. “This year’s event in Williamsport was a...
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According to a report by Mike Puma and Joel Sherman of the New York Post, there is belief among the New York Mets organization that manager Terry Collins overused closer Jeurys Familia and it’s possible that led to his needing surgery to remove a blood clot in his right armpit. Collins had been warned by not to use Familia in non-save situations or too frequently, and he blatantly ignored...
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