St. Lucie Mets starter Justin Dunn was scratched from his start tonight minutes before the game after appearing to injure himself during warm ups. The Mets first round pick in 2016 left with right arm tightness according to early reports. Dunn, 21, has struggled in his first season in full season ball with a 5.00 ERA and 1.56 WHIP in 95.1 innings for St. Lucie. He has struck out only 75 and...
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New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson told reporters on Friday that Dominic Smith will be up before September without giving an exact time. Sandy also said that once he arrives that Smith will be the everyday starter at first base regardless of the rest of the roster. Smith was named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Month for July after hitting .385/.437/.725 with 13 doubles, eight homers, 26...
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New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson addressed the media on Friday afternoon before the start of the teams home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and he gave updates on two injured pitchers. Matt Harvey threw off the slope of a mound on Wednesday and will throw his first bullpen session on Sunday. Harvey has been on the disabled list since June 16, with a stress injury to his right scapula....
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Team sources told Mike Puma of the New York Post that New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson is likely to return to the team for the 2018 season. Alderson, 69, signed an extension in 2014 that ends at the conclusion of the 2017 season leaving some to wonder if he would retire. Less than two years ago Alderson underwent surgery and received chemotherapy treatments for cancer but he has shown no signs of...
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Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports was told by one Yankees person, “the Mets just wouldn’t trade him to us” in reference to first baseman Lucas Duda. The Yankees were reportedly one of the only teams that showed serious interest in the left-handed slugger. First base has been a black hole all season for the Yankees with a .225/.311/.402 slash line. Duda was ultimately traded to the Tampa...
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