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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It took until the seventh inning, but the Mets’ bats finally woke up in a 5-3 win versus the St. Louis Cardinals today. Following Taijuan Walker’s Mets debut, a range of primary bullpen pieces highlighted by Edwin Diaz, Trevor May, and Jeurys Familia combined for one run across the final seven innings. Batting After picking up just four hits in the first six innings, the Mets finally...
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Looking over the last couple years, it is hard to recall a New York Mets team that ran the bases well. There have been a few great baserunners that have come along over the years, but the collective has often been underwhelming when it comes to adding value on the basepaths. Looking at 2019 and 2020 in particular, the lack of quality baserunners–measured by BsR, Fangraphs’...
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