The Mets returned home after a seven-game road trip (that, yes, included road games in New York), and Acting general manager Zack Scott gave a press conference updating the media on various topics surrounding the team. Here are five things we learned about the Mets as the head into the last week before the All-Star break. Carlos Carrasco Is Progressing Well The last handful of updates...
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We had a little break from 3 Up, 3 Down last week, so this column will cover the last seven games — the Nationals on Monday, the Braves series and the Yankees series. They went 3-4 over the stretch, including a drubbing at the hands of the Braves and a couple high-scoring offensive outputs at Yankee Stadium. The Mets are heading into the last week before the All-Star break up 3.5 games in the NL...
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The Mets are in a bind with their rotation, especially heading into the final week before the All-Star break. Before that week gets underway, the team asked Corey Oswalt to take the mound for Game 2 of Sunday’s doubleheader. It was his first start of 2021. Oswalt started the game all fine and dandy, setting down the two-through-four batters — the juggernauts of the Yankees’...
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Marcus Stroman had his least productive start of the season last time out against the Phillies, giving up four runs (two earned) in just three innings over 74 pitches. He was placed on the bereavement list after the game so he could spend time with his family following the death of his grandmother. He returned to the rotation Sunday in Game 1 of the day’s doubleheader against the Yankees...
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Jacob deGrom was announced as the only Met to make the All-Star team Sunday. It’s his fourth All-Star selection. It’s a bit of an upset as Taijuan Walker and Marcus Stroman were candidates to make the team as they pitched to a sub-3.00 ERA over the first half of the year. Edwin Diaz, who’s been one of the best closers in baseball, didn’t make the team, either....
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