The Cubs made their first sell of the All-Star break by trading Joc Pederson to the Atlanta Braves. Pederson has a triple slash line of .230/.300/.418 through 287 plate appearances with a 95 wRC+. He signed a one-year deal with the Cubs in the offseason. Trading for Pederson addresses the Braves’ need for outfield help after Ronald Acuna tore his ACL last week and Marcell Ozuna suffered a...
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Carlos Carrasco is one step closer to joining the Mets for the first time this season after completing his first rehab assignment. The 34-year-old threw two scoreless innings for High-A Brooklyn Thursday night. Carrasco completed a 1-2-3 first inning and allowed just a single–a bloop hit–in the second. He also struck out two batters from the Jersey Shore BlueClaws over the course of...
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Carlos Carrasco will begin his journey to the Mets’ rotation on Thursday when he starts a rehab assignment with High-A Brooklyn. Carrasco has yet to throw a pitch for the Mets after he injured his hamstring before games started. Thought to be a day-to-day injury, it took months of rehab and strengthening of the muscle to get Carrasco onto a rehab assignment. 🚨Rehab Alert🚨 RHP Carlos...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets were well-represented during All-Star week with Pete Alonso winning the Home Run Derby. Taijuan Walker added to the batch by pitching an inning during the All-Star Game. The righty, who went 7-3 with a 2.50 ERA in the first half, pitched the sixth inning and gave up a solo home run to Mike Zunino. Walker joined Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey and R.A. Dickey as Mets...
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The Mets ended the first half of the season with a disappointing series split against the Pirates, one of the worst teams in baseball. In our attempt to be optimistic when possible, the Mets still enter the break in first place in the NL East with a 47-40 record and a 3.5-game lead over the Phillies. It’s their best first half in a decade record-wise, but you still feel the Mets...
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