The National League East title is not out of reach yet. The Miami Marlins defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-0 to keep the Mets in the hunt. The Mets current elimination number for the division is one, meaning any Braves win or Mets loss would give Atlanta the division. The Mets did not play on Monday with rain in Queens postponing their contest against the Nationals until Tuesday. The two will play...
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The return of Mets right fielder and All-Star Starling Marte is not imminent according to manager Buck Showalter. Marte has been out since September 6 when he was hit by a pitch from Pirates starter Mitch Keller on the hand that broke his right middle finger. “A little progress but not enough to think something is imminent,” Showalter said. The earliest Marte could return is Friday...
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New York Mets third baseman Eduardo Escobar has been named the National League Player of the Month for September. The Yankees Aaron Judge was given the award for the American League. This is the first time a Met and Yankee have won their league’s Player of the Month for the same month since Alex Rodriguez and Jose Reyes in April 2007. Escobar is the first Met to be named Player of the...
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The New York Mets and Washington Nationals will wrap up the regular season against one another. The Mets have their sights set on the postseason and a slim chance of still winning the National League East division. The Nationals are looking ahead to five years from now when they hope to compete. On the line for the Mets is a 100-win season and they will need to sweep Washington while getting...
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There’s no way to spin it as a good week for the Mets following them getting swept by the Atlanta Braves over the weekend. Still, Jeff McNeil and Drew Smith proved their value to the team by showing up when the Mets needed to absolutely win games. Hitter of the Week Jeff McNeil continued his tear in September, batting .524/.546/.667 over the last seven days with a home run, two runs batted...
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