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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Triple-A Durham Bulls (12-7) 7, Syracuse Mets (11-9) 4 BOX SCORE 3B Mark Vientos: 3-for-4, 2 R, BB, K (.1.163 OPS) 2B Ronny Mauricio: 3-for-5, RBI (15), SB (1.127 OPS) CF Lorenzo Cedrola: 1-for-1, R, BB, HR (3), RBI (8) (.950 OPS) RF Jaylin Davis: 1-for-4, RBI (7), 2 K (.777 OPS) Mauricio continued the great start to his season with a multi-hit game, including an RBI single in the bottom of...
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On Friday night, for the first time in his minor league career, Ronny Mauricio is playing a position other than shortstop. The 22-year-old will play second base tonight for Triple-A Syracuse. Mauricio did play one game in winter ball at second base during the offseason and nine games at third base, but never in the minors. Moving Mauricio off of shortstop certainly expedites his path to the big...
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