Max Scherzer, Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, Buck Showalter, and Billy Eppler all talked to the media on Thursday night as the Mets prep to play Game 1 of the Wild Card series vs the Padres on Friday. Scherzer Completely Healthy The future Hall of Famer is starting Game 1 vs the Padres on Friday night and he said his lingering oblique issue is no longer bothering him. “I’m not limited by...
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The Mets announced their Minor League Awards on Tuesday with third baseman Brett Baty named the Minor League Player of the Year and right-hander Dominic Hamel was named Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Additionally, infielder Jesús Báez and outfielder Dyron Campos were named DSL Complex Players of the Year and right-hander Wilson Esterlin was chosen as the Mets DSL Complex Pitcher of the Year....
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The Mets made it official on Friday afternoon that top prospect Francisco Álvarez is a big leaguer. The Mets announced they selected the contract of Álvarez from Triple-A Syracuse, placed Darin Ruf on the injured list with a neck strain, and designated left-hander Alex Claudio for assignment. Álvarez is batting seventh as the designated hitter in his major league debut vs the Braves on Friday...
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In February, during early camp at Port St. Lucie, Mets top prospect Francisco Álvarez told reporters that his goal for the 2022 season was to make it to the big leagues. Well, he’s done it. Three months before Álvarez proclaimed that goal, he turned 20 years old. Coming into spring camp, the young catcher didn’t have an at-bat above A-Ball in the Mets system. Those two factors...
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The upcoming series between the Mets and Braves has been circled on the calendar since the start of the summer when it was clear they were the two best teams in the National League East and these three games would likely be meaningful. The Mets were carried by the offense of Eduardo Escobar and terrific work from their bullpen on Wednesday night to erase a 4-0 deficit to the Marlins to win on a...
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