St. Lucie Mets catcher Tomas Nido enjoyed a breakout season on both sides of the ball including winning the Florida State League batting title with his .320 average. Nido threw out 42 percent of would-be basestealers, making him one of only two full season minor catchers to hit at least .320 and have at least a 40 percent caught stealing. Nido was selected by the Mets in the 8th round of the...
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According to Adam Shefter the Mets have signed former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow to a minor league deal. A conference call with Sandy Alderson and Tim Tebow will air live at 11:30 AM on SNY. He will report to either the Mets Instructional League or the Arizona Fall League to start his baseball career. Tebow recently held a workout at the University of Southern California which drew mixed reviews...
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The 2016 Mets minor league season is officially over with the St. Lucie Mets 4-1 loss on Wednesday night to the Bradenton Marauders. St. Lucie entered the game needing to win two straight games to win the best-of three series and move on to the next round. St. Lucie starter P.J. Conlon had a rare rough outing, giving up two runs in the second inning and one more in the third inning. Conlon went...
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The St. Lucie Mets played in their first playoff game since the 2012 season and dropped game one of the best-of three series to the Bradenton Marauders 11-6 in Port St. Lucie. Chris Flexen got the start for the Mets but had a terrible first inning in which he allowed six runs on six hits. Flexen would settle down with three scoreless innings to follow and struck out seven in his four innings of...
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Las Vegas 51s (70-74) 7, Salt Lake Bees 1 Box Score Brandon Nimmo LF 1 for 5, BB, R, .352/.423/.541 Gavin Cecchini SS 2 for 4, 2 BB, RBI, R, .325/.390/.448 T.J. Rivera 2B 3 for 5, 2B, 2 RBI, .353/.393/.516 Rivera overtook Nimmo for the Pacific Coast League batting title. Outfielder Travis Taijeron hit his 42nd double of the season which led the PCL. Nimmo’s on-base percentage ended up as...
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