J.D. Davis met with the media ahead of the final game of the year Sunday and revealed he’ll have surgery on his left hand this week. The left hand issue–a problem with a ligament–has been around since hurting it on a swing in May. Davis started and stopped rehab over the course of two months before coming back in July. The issue then lingered over the last three months of the...
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Francisco Álvarez, Ronny Mauricio and Brett Baty–the Mets’ top three prospects–were named to Baseball America’s top 10 list of the best prospects in the High-A East League. They were all named for their contributions when playing for the Brooklyn Cyclones, though Mauricio and Baty both ended the year in Double-A. Álvarez was ranked No. 3, Mauricio No. 5 and Baty No. 7....
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Good morning, Mets fans! The St. Louis Cardinals clinched the second Wild Card spot Tuesday night with their 17th straight win–seventeen!!–a 6-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. As much as the Mets hoped to catch up to the Cardinals in the Wild Card race when their series started a couple weeks ago, St. Louis swept the Mets then ripped off 12 more in a row to secure their postseason...
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On September 29, 2019, the Wilpons still owned the Mets, Brodie van Waganen was making front-office decisions and Mickey Callaway was the team’s manager. It was also the last time Noah Syndergaard threw a pitch for the Mets. Nearly two years to the day after, with a new owner, manager and team president in place, and a Tommy John surgery 18 month behind him, Thor threw another pitch. It...
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With the Mets officially out of playoff contention, mental energies are shifting toward the offseason. The Mets clearly have a litany of issues to work out once the season ends next weekend, from who is going to lead their baseball operations down to sorting out the minor-league development staff. Somewhere among all that will be addressing who will be playing for the 2022 iteration of the New...
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