The New York Mets announced they have designated right-handed reliever Fernando Salas for assignment. His roster spot will be taken by first base prospect Dominic Smith that will join the team on Friday. Salas struggled mightily for the Mets in 2017 with a 6.00 ERA, 1.78 WHIP and career worst 12.0 H/9 in 45 innings this year. The veteran returned to the Mets this offseason on a one-year, three...
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New York Mets starter Jacob deGrom left his start on Thursday night against the Philadelphia Phillies after getting hit with a Nick Williams line drive off his right triceps. The liner came off deGrom’s 100th pitch of the night with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Mets had a 7-0 lead over the Phillies at the time. Erik Goeddel came in and got the final out of the inning...
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The New York Mets have a new look to their lineup today with Michael Conforto no longer in the leadoff spot and instead hitting fourth. It will be just the fourth start for Conforto in the cleanup spot during his career. However, this could become a theme says Terry Collins, “Conforto will hit in the middle of the order going forward this season.” Conforto is hitting .289/.393/.556...
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Outfielder Juan Lagares has been activated off the disabled list to take the spot of recently traded Jay Bruce. Lagares went 7 for 29 in eight rehab games for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies over the last two weeks. Lagares, 28, has been out since June with a thumb injury and his defense has been sorely missed. In just 216.1 innings in center field, he had seven defensive runs saved to go...
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Amed Rosario is finally in the major leagues with the New York Mets and has already shown fans a glimpse of what he can do with the glove at shortstop. However, the Mets still have another great defensive shortstop prospect in the minors, Luis Guillorme, who some regard even higher defensively than Rosario. Guillorme jumped onto Mets fans radar when he made the ridiculous bat catch this spring...
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