Not all players who come up in their late teens or early 20s burst onto the scene like Bryce Harper. Some, like Mets shortstop Amed Rosario, need a little more time to find their footing in the Major Leagues. At times, it has been rough for Rosario at the dish and in the field, but overall, he has shown flashes of the player New York believes he will be one day. A lot of these positives have...
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This is how the Mets drew it up. New York envisioned that Jason Vargas would give them similar production to a former player who donned the same No. 40, Bartolo Colon, when they signed him this offseason. On Monday, they finally saw what they thought they’d be getting. Vargas started against the Miami Marlins and dazzled over five innings, yielding just two hits and fanning seven. He hit...
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According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is still receiving treatment for his strained hip flexor but has yet to resume baseball activity. Cespedes, 32, was placed on the disabled list on May 16 retroactive to May 14, but had been playing through the injury for about a week before that. DiComo adds that PR staffers have said that Cespedes has been unavailable to...
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The Mets received devastating news prior to Friday night’s bout with the Arizona Diamondbacks as they learned they would likely be without outfielder Juan Lagares for the remainder of the season. When the game started, however, another Mets outfielder stepped up big time. Michael Conforto went 4-for-4 at the dish and plated two of the team’s three runs. “It feels like what I am used...
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The Mets got off to an historic start in 2018, going 12-2 in their first 14 games. However, since then they have been reeling, going 7-16. There has been some positives to the team such as Asdrubal Cabrera’s hot start, and Steven Matz and Zack Wheeler’s improvement, but overall, the team has underperformed. The team remains 4.5 games out of first place as of Tuesday, and they are...
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