Update 4/3/23: Darin Ruf has cleared waivers and been released by the New York Mets. Original: According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Mes have designated Darin Ruf for assignment and will purchase the contract of Tim Locastro for the last spot on their bench. Ruf has struggled this spring after posting only a .413 OPS in 28 games for the Mets last season. The Mets traded 3B/1B J.D....
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New York Mets owner Steve Cohen talked to Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman of the New York Post recently on topics ranging from the World Baseball Classic to a potential extension for slugger Pete Alonso. Cohen Likes the WBC Cohen replied to one of my tweets about the atmosphere during a WBC in Taiwan asking if the game took place in Japan. Less than a week later, Cohen was in Japan watching Samurai...
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The New York Mets announced on Friday afternoon that they’ve claimed right-handed pitcher Dennis Santana off waivers from the Minnesota Twins. Santana was sold by the Rangers to the Braves in November and then was claimed by the Twins off waivers from the Rangers last month. Santana, 26, has allowed three runs in six innings on six hits, only one walk, and seven strikeouts in six games for...
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If you go to the practice fields for defensive drills at the Mets complex in Port St. Lucie this spring, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Mets prospect Brett Baty working with a myriad of Mets coaches. Every morning I was in Port St. Lucie, Baty was working on his defense with some combination of Joey Cora, Eric Chavez, or Reid Brignac as he hopes to crack the Mets’ Opening...
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Good morning Mets fans! Former Met Matt Harvey coming off leading Team Italy to the second round of the WBC told the New York Post that he’d like to keep pitching. “Obviously I’m not pumping mid-to-upper-90s anymore — at least not yet. Hopefully, the velo comes back. But if it doesn’t, I feel like I still know how to pitch and to get guys out,” Harvey said. “I’ve worked really hard on a...
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