Jeff McNeil will start a rehab assignment this weekend, Luis Rojas revealed at a press conference before Tuesday’s game. McNeil has been out since May 16–the same day as Michael Conforto–with a hamstring injury. It was reported last week that McNeil was progressing quicker than Conforto and that his rehab assignment could start as early as this week. Should McNeil’s rehab...
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The Mets faced their stiffest competition in weeks this past weekend, going up against the San Diego Padres — a team likely to make the playoffs out of the NL West. They’re the first team since facing off against the Tampa Bay Rays that have a winning record, and the Mets were able to muster a series split over four games thanks to wonderful pitching from Jacob deGrom and Marcus...
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Way back in the offseason, the Mets joined in on a trade that sent Andrew Benintendi from the Red Sox to the Royals. The Mets joined as a third team to acquire Khalil Lee–a piece the team figured would help it with its upper-minors depth problem. In return, the Mets sent Josh Winckowski–whom the team got days before in the trade fro Steven Matz–to the Red Sox along with a...
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The Mets took two of three from the Arizona Diamondbacks and beat the Braves Saturday in the only game played in that series. (We’re including the Braves game in this 3 Up, 3 Down because we didn’t bother to write one for the one game.) As the team’s gotten healthier–Pete Alonso, Kevin Pillar and Seth Lugo all came back from the IL Monday and played this series–they...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets lost a heartbreaker 6-5 to the Diamondbacks Tuesday night. The team was up 4-0, and the game went to extras, where Trevor May couldn’t close down a 5-4 lead in the 10th. You can read a recap of the game here. The potential future of the Mets put on a show last night in Brooklyn. Francisco Alvarez, the team’s top prospect, hit a massive dinger, and...
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