Mets third baseman David Wright was honored last night by the Arizona Fall League as one of the top 25 all-time players. Wright played for the Peoria Saguaros in 2003 alongside fellow Mets prospects Mike Jacobs, Justin Huber, Matt Watson, Matt Peterson, Tyler Yates and Royce Ring. The AFL is celebrating it’s silver season by naming the top 25 players in the leagues history. The first 1,000...
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The Scottsdale Scorpions finally got in the win column last night with a 9-7 victory over the Salt River Rafters in a game that was shown on MLB.com for free. The win snaps a five game losing streak and improves their record to 4-11 in Arizona Fall League play. MLB was hyping the game all day as your chance to see Tim Tebow live and Mets minor league speedster Champ Stuart stole the show. Stuart...
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Coming off his worst major league season in 2015, Juan Lagares did little to settle the questions regarding his future role with the Mets in 2016. The biggest positive to take away from the 2016 season for Lagares was his return to being an elite defensive center fielder. He had an impressive 8 defensive runs saved in center this year despite playing only 325.2 innings. Unfortunately, Lagares...
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Tonight is the rebroadcast of Game 7 from the 1986 World Series with coverage beginning at 6:00pm ET on 710 WOR. It will begin with a 60-minute pregame hosted by Pete McCarthy with insight from Wayne Randazzo, Josh Lewin and Howie Rose. It will also feature interviews from Mets players Jesse Orosco, Ray Knight and Keith Hernandez. Following that will be an introduction by Howie Rose then the...
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Last November, the Mets added lefty reliever Josh Smoker to the 40-man roster less than a year after signing him to a minor league deal. The former Washington Nationals first round pick hadn’t thrown a pitch above A-ball and was coming off a season in the Frontier League when the Mets scooped him up. In 2015, his first year with the Mets, Smoker pitched to a 3.12 ERA combined between the...
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