Oh What A Night! (Photo by Columbia Fireflies) Tonight the Columbia Fireflies picked up their first win as the Mets South Atlantic League affiliate in incredible fashion with a three pitcher combined no-hitter. The first two games in the team’s history resulted in walk-off losses to the Charleston RiverDogs who are the Yankees affiliate. Right-hander and Mets 20th round pick in 2015 Thomas...
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No. 12 – Seth Lugo Ht: 6’4″ Wt: 185 Level: Binghamton & Las Vegas 51’s B/T: R/R Age: 11/17/1989 (26) Acquired: 2011 Draft, 34th Round, Centenary College of Louisiana Statistics: 24 GS, 136 IP, 3.84 ERA, 135 H, 35 BB/127 K, .254 BAA While the Mets already have one of the best rotations in baseball, they still have a few solid arms that project to be capable of pitching in a Major...
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The Mets failed to win for the 11th straight game dating back to March 17th but did avoid their fourth straight tie. Bartolo Colon made his final start of the spring, limiting the Cardinals to three runs over 6 solid innings. He threw 92 pitches, striking out five, allowing seven hits, and walked nobody. The Mets got a 1-2-3 7th inning from Erik Goeddel who got Ruben Tejada to fly out to start...
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Colombia is headed to the World Baseball Classic for the first time ever thanks to a game-winning 8th inning solo home run by Dilson Herrera to beat Panama by a 2-1 score. The Colombian hero crushed a 3-1 pitch from former major league pitcher Manny Corpas over the fence in left field to give his team the lead and ultimately the win. The win ended in fitting fashion as Herrera fielded an easy...
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In game one of the World Baseball Classic qualifier taking place at Rod Carew Stadium in Panama, Team Colombia took down Team Spain by a 9-2 score. Mets second baseman of the future Dilson Herrera is looked at like a veteran for Colombia because of his Major League playing experience and they are considered the favorite to win the group. Colombia got off to a fast start against Spain scoring a...
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