The Mets announced Monday afternoon that they have claimed right-hander Jake Reed off of waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays. The Mets become Reed’s fourth organization in 2021, and he will report to Miami to join the taxi squad. In six games in the majors in 2021, Reed has a 3.38 ERA, five strikeouts, and one walk in 5 1/3 innings. In 18 minor league games, Reed has a 5.24 ERA and 28...
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The Mets sent Jerad Eickhoff to the mound Tuesday night as they were, yet again, put into the position of having a “bullpen” game of sorts. After being designated for assignment and brought back by the Mets, Eickhoff was called up to start against the Atlanta Braves. He surrendered 10 earned runs over 3 1/3 IP, seven hits, five walks, and four strikeouts. Giving up 12 baserunners in...
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The Mets sent right-hander Robert Stock to the mound in Cincinnati to face off against the Reds Tuesday night. Stock gave up a leadoff home run to Jonathan India but followed it up with a groundout by Jesse Winker. Joey Votto got aboard with a walk, and Aristides Aquino singled him over to second. Tyler Naquin struck out, who’s been hot a the plate this year, and the inning ended with a...
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Mets General Manager Zack Scott was on Jon Heyman’s Big Tim Baseball podcast today where he detailed what he and the club would like to do ahead of next week’s MLB Trade Deadline. Over the course of the season, while the Mets pitching as been atop of the league in terms of starting pitching, injuries have caused upper management to consider kicking the tires on a top notch pitcher...
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J.D. Davis had been sidelined since the beginning of May after suffering a torn ligament in his left hand. That injury happened to be the start of a slew of injuries that the Mets have suffered all season long. Jonathan Villar filled it quite nicely in Davis’ absence, but the team was happy to see Davis back Saturday night as he went 3-4 including two 2-run home runs. On the year...
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