When a team is struggling like the Mets are right now, fans always ask whether they have any options in the minor leagues that can help right the ship. After their 13-6 loss at home vs the Rockies on Sunday the Mets have fallen to 17-18 on the season. They are tied with the Marlins in second place (7 games behind Braves) and only one game ahead of Phillies for fourth place. The Mets have already...
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports the Mets have signed veteran catcher Gary Sánchez to a minor league deal. He will be assigned to Triple-A Syracuse. Sánchez, 30, recently opted-out of his minor league deal with the Giants. The former Yankee was hitting .164/.319/.182 with zero home runs in 16 games this season in Triple-A for the Giants. Defensively, Sánchez was average last season...
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The New York Mets lost on Thursday for the ninth time in 11 games and fell to .500 (16-16) on the season following their 2-0 shutout defeat to the Tigers in Detroit. It was the sixth time the Mets offense has been shutout this season after being held scoreless only eight times all of 2022. Where’s the Offense? The Mets’ offense mustered only six runs as they got swept by a Tiger...
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The New York Mets announced on Thursday that they’ve signed right-handed reliever Dominic Leone to a major league deal and he will be active for today’s game. The Mets also activated Justin Verlander off the injured list. To make room on the active roster, relievers John Curtiss and Zach Muckenhirn have been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. To make room for Leone on the 40-man roster,...
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New York Mets co-ace Justin Verlander returned to the mound on Friday in a rehab start for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies. The Mets affiliate moved the game up to a 1:00 p.m. start to make sure they got the game in before the rain. Verlander flashed through the first inning retiring the top of the Akron RubberDucks on only eight pitches (six strikes). He needed only three minutes to...
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