The Mets announced Friday ahead of their series with the Mariners that catcher James McCann was placed on the 10-day injured list with a fractured hamate bone. The team said he will undergo surgery and his recovery time is six weeks, which will likely put him out until around the All-Star break. Patrick Mazeika was called up from Triple-A in his place. McCann had sat out Wednesday’s and...
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Jacob deGrom has started throwing from 60 feet on flat ground with “light intensity,” according to general manager Billy Eppler. This is the first throwing the Mets’ ace has done since the end of March, when it was revealed deGrom was suffering from a stress reaction in his scapula. DeGrom was initially shut down on April 1, and the team said he wouldn’t throw for at...
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The Mets announced Tuesday the team claimed lefty reliever Locke St. John off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. St. John was already in Triple-A, so he’ll be assigned to Triple-A Syracuse with the Mets. In order to make room for St. John on the 40-man roster, the Mets moved Jacob deGrom to the 60-day injured list. The Cubs placed St. John on waivers on May 4 after the reliever gave up three...
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Robinson Canó was designated for assignment Monday morning by the New York Mets as the team had to trim its roster from 28 to 26 players. Yoan López was sent down to Triple-A Syracuse, as well. Canó’s release ends a tumultuous three-plus years with the Mets that started in 2019 with a trade from the Seattle Mariners. Former general manager Brodie van Waganen traded top prospect Jarred...
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In the top of the seventh inning Saturday, with the Mets looking to rally down 4-2, Robinson Canó arrived at the plate for the third time that game. He didn’t hit the ball out of the infield against starter Humberto Castellanos, a journeyman who has found ways to stifle the Mets twice in seven days. This time, Canó faced reliever Kyle Nelson. After a ball landed in the dirt, the...
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