With their fifth pick, 123rd overall, of the 2023 MLB draft, the Mets have selected junior Wyatt Hudepohl, a pitcher out of UNC Charlotte. The 123rd pick holds a slot value of 536.5 thousand dollars. Hudepohl hurled 123.1 effective frames for the 49ers this past season, posting a 7-6 record, with a 4.27 ERA, 11 K/9, and a 2.3 BB/9. His performance earned him First-Team All-Conference honors. His...
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Triple-A: Syracuse (35-47) 6, Worcester (43-40) 1 (Box Score) 1B Mark Vientos 1-for-5, 2 K, .313 AVG/1.027 OPS DH Luke Voit 1-for-5, 2 K, .233 AVG/.947 OPS Luke Ritter, Jaylin Davis, and Abraham Almonte all homered in the game for Syracuse. Ritter hit his Mets minor league-leading 19th of the season. Ronny Mauricio didn’t play after coming out of Wednesday’s game early in the sixth...
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Major League Baseball announced their All-Star pitchers and reserves this evening, with Pete Alonso earning the nod to represent the Mets in the National League. This is the third nomination of his five-year career, additionally being voted to the Midsummer Classic in 2019 and 2022. No Mets pitchers were voted to the team, a first since 2017, as noted by the New York Post’s Andrew...
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In his most recent mock draft, ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel projects the Mets to select Josh Knoth, a right-handed pitcher out of Patchogue-Medford High School in New York, with their first selection of the 2023 MLB Draft. The Mets last selected a prep right-hander with their first selection in 2002, drafting LHP Scott Kazmir. McDaniel credits Knoth “with arguably the best stuff in the...
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The Pitch Design Age has been a wonderful era to follow. Over the last generation, the outlook on pitching shifted from a one-approach-works-best strategy to an individualized plan of attack, detailed to each pitcher. Even 10 years ago, this perception wasn’t realized among some major-league front offices. Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage’s goal to teach Pittsburgh’s starters...
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