It’s been 2,176 days since the New York Mets played in a playoff game. It’ll be just about 20 more until they finally play in another. Monday night, the 2022 iteration of the Mets clinched a playoff berth with a 7-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. They did so behind six perfect innings from Max Scherzer and and a three-run blast from Pete Alonso off Corbin Burnes, the reigning NL Cy...
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Max Scherzer has been placed on the 15-day injured list ahead of Wednesday’s doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates, manager Buck Showalter announced. The 37-year-old right hander left his start on Saturday after five innings due to what he described as “fatigue” in his left side. That’s the same left side in which he strained his oblique earlier in the season and...
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The New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates were set to commence their first series of the year at 12:35 p.m. on Monday in a Labor Day matinee. Those plans, however, have been foiled by Mother Nature. The two teams will now start their three-game set on Tuesday after Monday’s game was rained out. The teams will make up the game on Wednesday in a split day-night doubleheader. Game 1 will start...
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Just as the Mets got some positive injury news hours before Wednesday night’s game with the Dodgers, the team suffered a blow as rookie Brett Baty in heading to the injured list. Baty has a torn UCL in his right thumb, according to the team, and he will undergo surgery on Thursday. The team said the “typical” return-to-play time for this injury is five weeks, meaning this will...
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The Mets’ rotation could get a boost this weekend with the return of one of their primary starters. Carlos Carrasco is eyeing a weekend return after completing a 55-pitch sim game on Monday, according to manager Buck Showalter. He reported that Carrasco felt “good” during the game and today, noting that he should be back into the rotation “by the end of the week” if...
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