Sandy Alderson admitted Wednesday that the productivity from the Mets’ designated hitter position has been “poor.” Joining Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman’s The Show podcast, Alderson talked about a host of topics surrounding the Mets, including how they’ve performed so far, what the team needs at the trade deadline, Francisco Álvarez’s future and more. When...
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Updated Post, 6/28/22, 4:15 p.m. Buck Showalter said the team pushed Scherzer back a day to give him as much rest as possible. He said pushing him back a day wouldn’t affect h0w many starts he could make before the All-Star break. “There is no reason to rush it,” Showalter said. Original Post, 6/28/22, 3:50 p.m. Max Scherzer will no longer start Tuesday night for the Binghamton...
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Update: June 7, 11:20 P.M. Pete Alonso avoided broken bones in his hand. X-rays on the first baseman’s right hand came back negative the Mets announced. Starling Marte was diagnosed with left quad tightness. Both will undergo further imaging. Original Story Pete Alonso left Tuesday’s game against the San Diego Padres after he was hit in the hand by a pitch from Yu Darvish, and...
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The Los Angeles Angels Tuesday afternoon fired manager Joe Maddon, the team announced. Phil Nevin replaced Maddon as interim manager. He’s the second manager fired in less than a week after Joe Girardi was fired on Thursday. The Angels have lost 12 games in a row, the large reason behind the 68-year-old’s firing. After starting the season 27-17 and spending time in first place in the...
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Francisco Lindor landed his 500th RBI of his career on Monday night in the Mets’ 13-3 win over the San Francisco Giants. On the first pitch of an at-bat in the top of the third with the bases juiced, Lindor blooped a two-seam fastball off Alex Cobb sky-high into left field. Left fielder Darrin Ruf ran after the ball, but it dropped just inside the left-field line and bounced into the netting...
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