Asdrubal Cabrera left the New York Mets 7-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the eighth inning on Thursday night with pain in his lower back and will have a MRI today. Cabrera was hurt making a throw from third base in the top of the seventh and was replaced in the lineup by Gavin Cecchini with Matt Reynolds shifting from second to third. The veteran Cabrera was 2 for 4 in the game and is hitting...
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New York Mets captain David Wright talked to the media this afternoon to discuss his recent rotator cuff surgery on his throwing arm. Among the questions asked was if he would consider managing when his playing career was over, to which he replied with a chuckle, “No, I don’t think so.” Current Mets manager Terry Collins’ contract expires at the end of the 2017 season and...
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The New York Mets have announced that infielder Wilmer Flores will not play again this season because of a broken nose that he sustained on September 2 against the Houston Astros when he fouled a ball off his nose. Flores. 26, finishes the 2017 season with a career high in home runs with 18 home runs, .795 OPS and six sacrifice flies. In 362 plate appearances, Flores slashed .271/.307/.488 with...
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New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson gave the catching tandem of Kevin Plawecki and Travis d’Arnaud a vote of confidence for 2018 on Wednesday afternoon. D’Arnaud has responded with back-to-back two hit games that includes three extra base hits, all of them to the opposite field. “When you’re going the other way and you’re seeing that ball and letting that...
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According to Jon Heyman for Fan Rag Sports, The Toronto Blue Jays are likely to hold onto third baseman Josh Donaldson this offseason. Barring the unlikely that the trade would help them improve in 2018. Donaldson, 31, will be arbitration eligible for the final time this offseason and then becomes a free agent following the 2018 season. Donaldson is currently slashing .254/.378/.519 with 17...
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