Marcus Stroman hit the nail on the head: “It’s devastating.” The Mets’ rotation is already down Noah Syndergaard, and now Carlos Carrasco will be out at least two months with a “high-grade hamstring tear” based on reports. Where in previous seasons, the rotation prospects got bleak after one or two injuries (see: 2020’s rotation after injuries to...
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Good morning, Mets fans, and happy St. Patrick’s Day! LeBron James is now a minority owner of the Boston Red Sox after secure a stake in John Henry’s Fenway Sports Group, according to the Boston Globe’s Michael Silverman. The conglomerate owns the Red Sox, Fenway Park, the New England Sports Network, a racing team and Liverpool FC, which LeBron already owned a small stake in....
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Jacob deGrom pitched four dominant innings and the offense clubbed three home runs in a 8-3 win verses the Houston Astros on Tuesday in Port St. Lucie. Let’s get into what went down. Pitching Jacob deGrom started his third game of the spring–all against the Astros–this afternoon. He ended the day going four innings, allowing two hits, one run and now walks. The one run came on...
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The Mets bested the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 at Clover Park Sunday afternoon. The highlight of today’s game was a 22-pitch plate appearance from Luis Guillorme that ended in a walk. The pitcher? The flame-throwing Jordan Hicks making his first appearance of the spring today. Guillorme vs Hicks in its entirety: pic.twitter.com/BIdtqfWRo6 — Metsmerized Online (@Metsmerized) March 14,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Cleon Jones’ lifelong impact on his hometown — Africatown, Alabama — was profiled by NorthJersey.com’s Justin Toscano. Ken Davidoff also wrote about Jones and Africiatown back in December. Jones has been living in Africatown ever since he retired in 1976, and he’s made strides to keep the community alive as it’s fallen on hard times over the last...
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