New York Mets manager Luis Rojas provided injury updates on Wednesday afternoon regarding third baseman J.D. Davis and relief pitcher Dellin Betances. Davis, who was plunked on the hand with a pitch in the team’s opening series last week, has begun swinging a bat and took batting practice yesterday. According to Rojas, Davis looked really good in the batter’s box and the hope is,...
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Don’t look now, but Major League Baseball is trying to tinker with the game again. According to Jayson Stark of The Athletic, the pitchers’ mound will move back 12 inches further from the plate at 61 feet, 6 inches starting this summer in the Atlantic League. This change will occur in eight Atlantic League ballparks ranging from Kentucky to Long Island and marks the first time the...
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While Luis Rojas is often under a microscope when it comes to the moves he makes as manager of the New York Mets, one decision in Game 1 of the doubleheader yesterday ultimately helped his club pickup a 4-3 walk off victory against the Philadelphia Phillies. As the game went into extra innings, Rojas decided to make a double switch bringing in reliever Trevor May to pitch and pinch hitter Kevin...
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The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on a walk off hit in Game 1 of a split doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon (Box Score). Right-handed pitcher Taijuan Walker made his second start as a Met going 4 1/3 innings, while allowing one run, striking out eight and walking three. The Mets jumped out in the lead early off the bat of a Dominic Smith two-run home run in the bottom of...
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The New York Mets have recalled left-handed pitcher Stephen Tarpley to serve as the 27th man in Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. Tarpley was initially claimed off waivers by the Mets this past offseason from the Miami Marlins. Last year, Tarpley missed a month of the season with an oblique injury, but posted a 9.00 ERA in 12 appearances for the Marlins. The...
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