New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda is in the lineup today for the first time this spring, he is batting sixth and playing first base in the 1:10 PM game against the Houston Astros. Duda received a cortisone injection in each of his hips last week after reporting to the team that he had soreness in his back and hips after taking batting practice. He was then cleared to resume hitting on...
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New York Mets legend Ed Kranepool is in need of a kidney transplant and recently had one of his toes amputated according to a story by Christian Red of the New York Daily News. Kranepool, 72, was part of the Miracle Mets team that won the World Series in 1969, was inducted to the Mets Hall of Fame in 1990 and holds the franchise record for most games played with 1853. The former first baseman...
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The New York Mets bats came alive on Thursday afternoon in an 11-6 thumping of the Miami Marlins at First Data Field. Yoenis Cespedes got the Mets on the board with a solo home run that went over the batter’s eye in center field to being the fourth inning. Two batters later, Neil Walker hit a two-run homer for his first of the spring. In the fifth inning Wilmer Flores extended the Mets...
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New York Mets third baseman David Wright returned to First Data Field in Port St. Lucie to give reporters an update on how he feels and his plans going forward. Wright, 34, flew to New York to get a second opinion on his right shoulder which was diagnosed as a shoulder impingement on Tuesday. Wright talking to reporters about the ability to play third base “It does nobody any good to go...
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Yesterday’s Game – The Mets lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 with the lone run coming from a Phillip Evans ninth inning solo homer. Michael Conforto and Amed Rosario each had two hits in the game. Right-handers Ben Rowen, Chase Bradford, Paul Sewald and Corey Taylor combined to throw four hitless innings of relief. Today’s Game – The Mets return to First Data Field to...
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