Author: Nate Mendelson

WBC Game Thread: Puerto Rico, USA Go For Second Wins

Both USA and Puerto Rico are set to play their third games of the World Baseball Classic. In game one for the United States, they defeated Great Britain 6-2. Adam Wainwright was credited with the win, and the USA was led by Kyle Schwarber and his two-run home run offensively. In game two the USA was heated badly by Mexico, 11-5, and with that their chances of advancing out of pool play were...

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Megill Leads Mets to 9-3 Win Over Miami

The gun has sounded and the race to be the Mets’ fifth starter is officially on. Tylor Megill got a terrific jump out of the gates on Monday, firing four scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins. His spring ERA is now a minuscule 1.08 as he and David Peterson compete for the final spot in the Mets Opening Day rotation. Megill made his third start of the spring, as the Mets beat Miami...

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Kodai Senga Resumes Throwing Monday

Kodai Senga threw on Monday, a day after being scratched from his scheduled spring training start with right index finger tendinitis. Senga was seen throwing off flat ground, although it didn’t appear to be a maximum effort. Senga is confident he’ll be ready for the start of the season and manager Buck Showalter backed his pitcher saying it was a precautionary move not to have the...

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Mets Showing Outfield Depth Early In Spring Training

Veterans Tim Locastro and Abraham Almonte are off to a hot start this spring. The two outfielders are having strong camps so far, and showing off the Mets outfield depth for the upcoming season. The three starters are penciled in, Brandon Nimmo, Starling Marte, Mark Canha, but there’s certainly opportunity for someone to pick up playing time off the bench. A large group of Mets potential...

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Top Takeaways From Mets Opening Spring Training Games

Adding the pitch clock, taking away the shift, these are the ingredients to Rob Manfred’s latest baseball soup. The Mets are three games into spring training, adjusting to the present reality. So far, so good. The Mets haven’t had any pitch clock issues, and eliminating the shift already looks like it’ll help some batters this season. What else have we learned from the opening...

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