The Yankees make one of the first significant trades leading up to August 2 when they acquired Royals outfielder Andrew Benintendi on Wednesday night. Let’s take a look at the most recent rumors. Padres Favorites for Soto? Buster Olney of ESPN reports that some rival executives believe that the Padres are the frontrunners for Nats’ superstar Juan Soto. Jon Heyman of the New York Post...
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There was plenty of hype heading into Tuesday with the Yankees headed to Citi Field with the best record in the majors to face the Mets for two games. Two big crowds — including the 10th biggest in Citi Field history on Wednesday at 43,693– got to witness a pair of great games that ended with a walk-off single by Mets outfielder Starling Marte on Wednesday to complete the sweep. The...
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Mets third base prospect Brett Baty continued his hot July hitting with three more hits on Tuesday night in Double-A. AAA: Omaha (47-46) 5, Syracuse (42-52) 1 Box Score C Francisco Alvarez 0-for-2, 2 BB, .118/.333/.265 (AAA numbers) DH Mark Vientos 1-for-4, 2 K, .261/.340/.506 Álvarez continues to struggle to find base hits in Triple-A but keeps getting on base via the walk. The Mets top...
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The Mets announced on Friday night that they’ve signed first rounder (14th overall) shortstop Jett Williams. Mets used their second of two first round picks in the 2022 draft on the prep infielder from Rockwall-Heath High School in Texas. Tim Healey of Newsday reports that the Mets and Williams agreed to a $3.9 million signing bonus. That comes in slightly under the slot value of...
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The Mets recently placed Dominic Smith on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right ankle. The move is retroactive to July 17. Now the Mets announced they’ve selected the contract of INF/OF Travis Blankenhorn from Triple-A Syracuse to take Smith’s place on the active roster. Blankenhorn was removed from the 40-man roster earlier this season but now he’s back on it making it...
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