UPDATED POST: 4/1/22, 8:40 AM Buck Showalter announced on Friday morning that Jacob deGrom had been scratched from his start today and that Felix Peña will take his place. DeGrom is headed for an MRI on Friday morning around 9:30 a.m., and we will keep you posted with further details. ORIGINAL POST: 3/31/22, 21:55 Jacob deGrom felt tightness in his right throwing shoulder while playing catch on...
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New York Mets top prospect Francisco Álvarez will open the season in Double-A Binghamton according to our own Mike Mayer. Álvarez, 20, is entering his third year of professional baseball. He split 2021 between Low-A St. Lucie and High-A Brooklyn. In 84 games in Brooklyn, Álvarez had 22 home runs and 58 runs batted in. He slashed .247/.351/.538 with 82 strikeouts to 40 walks. Álvarez has shot up...
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Mets lefty reliever Chasen Shreve is making it tough for Mets decision makers this spring. The 31-year-old non-roster invite returned to the Mets this spring because of their need for a lefty out of their pen. With an excellent spring so far, the Mets might be forced to bring him onto the 40-man and even the main roster when the season begins. “Nobody said we have to carry a...
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Starling Marte may have never started a game in right field for his career but that isn’t stopping the Mets from placing him there this season. New York gave a glimpse into their lineup this season on Tuesday night with Brandon Nimmo in center and Marte in right field. The two were side-by-side in the batting order as well with Nimmo hitting leadoff and Marte in the No. 2 hole. Marte...
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Al Leiter is the latest former Met to make an appearance at camp. Leiter who pitched for the Mets from 1998-to-2004 connected with a couple of new faces like Max Scherzer and Tylor Megill. Leiter, now 56, last pitched for the Mets 18 years ago but he’s been involved with the organization since his retirement from the game in 2005. Mets training camp has been littered with familiar faces...
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