Updated Report: August 1, 2021, 17:01 As reported by Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel on earlier in the day, and hinted at over multiple reports in weeks prior, the Mets did not come to terms with first-round pick Kumar Rocker before the 5 p.m. signing deadline on Sunday. Passan reports that Rocker will not return to Vanderbilt and instead “begin his pro career,” presumably in...
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It was Camp Day for the Mets as they finished up their five-game set with the division rival Atlanta Braves on Thursday at Citi Field, hoping to bury the Braves six games behind them with the trade deadline coming up on Friday. To do so, they sent Taijuan Walker to the mound to start in the hopes that he’d rebound from his difficult start to the 2nd half. He breezed through the first three...
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The New York Mets injury bug is still biting as the second half of the season unfolds. The latest is All-World pitcher Jacob deGrom. It was announced on Sunday that deGrom will go on the IL with right forearm soreness. This is not totally unexpected as the superstar was feeling pain in his arm and had to shut down a throwing session on Saturday. Said Jacob: “I’m frustrated. I...
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Pete Alonso represented the Mets at Coors Field on Monday night in Denver for the 2021 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, hoping to defend his title from two years ago. He put on a show in the first round with 35 home runs in his matchup against Royals catcher Salvador Perez, then soundly ousted division rival Juan Soto in the semifinals. Then he faced his toughest task in the finals against the inspiring...
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The Mets sent the ace of their pitching staff, two-time NL Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom, to the mound on Thursday to close out their set against the division rival Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta. After the Mets got a lead early on, deGrom got rocked for three runs in the bottom half of the first inning, capped off by a two-run home run to right field by Austin Riley. But deGrom would...
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