MMO’s Michael Mayer reports the Twins spent time this weekend scouting Mets’ minor leaguers, particularly players at their Low-A St. Lucie site, with the trade deadline is just five days away. Mayer says the Twins have “monitored” Junior Santos, a 19-year-old with a 5.37 ERA through 13 appearances (11 starts) for St. Lucie this year. The 6’7″ righty has...
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The Mets once again made a flurry of roster moves ahead of their game Saturday. This time around, the team activated utility man Brandon Drury and Rich Hill, who will likely start Sunday’s game versus the Blue Jays. Hill will arrive to Citi Field at some point before Saturday’s game, play catch and if all goes well, he will start the series finale. The team acquired Hill on Friday...
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Cleveland’s baseball team, known as the Indians since 1915, will change its mascot name to the Guardians, the team announced Friday. The new name, the Guardians, is in reference to two guardian statues that hold up the Hope Memorial Bridge just outside of the team’s stadium. The name change comes after decades of protest and petitioning from indigenous groups and people who...
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The Mets got back on track to start the week, taking two-of-three games from the Cincinnati Reds and landing at an even 3-3 on their road trip after the All-Star break. Their bats exploded over the three games with 25 runs, and it was the bullpen that kept the Mets in most of their games after another slew of injuries. The team’s next 11 games are at Citi Field, and they’ll start the...
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The Mets made another fury of roster moves ahead of Wednesday’s series finale with the Cincinnati Reds. Robert Stock, Tuesday night’s starting pitcher, was placed on the 10-day injured list with a hamstring injury. He suffered the injury in the second inning by hustling out a ground ball while the Mets had men on base. Stock left the game before he started his second inning of work,...
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