It has been a roller coaster ride for Seth Lugo this season. A partially torn ulnar collateral ligament and a shoulder impingement have limited Lugo to just 16 starts. This coming on the heels of the righty helping the Mets to a postseason berth last year and dominating in the World Baseball Classic. In those 16 starts Lugo is 7-5 with a 4.72 ERA, but his two most recent outings are...
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In a year where Major League Baseball set its own record with home runs hit in a single season, it was only appropriate the Mets did the same. With New York up 2-0 in the eighth Monday night, Travis d’Arnaud took Braves pitcher Jose Ramirez deep for the Mets 219th home run of the year. The previous record of 218 was set last season. “It’s huge to finish off this week...
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The Mets (66-90) were defeated by the Atlanta Braves (71-84) by a score of 9-2 in the first leg of a double dip this afternoon at Citi Field. Pitching: Chris Flexen (3-5, 7.14 ERA) took the ball for the Mets in the opener and handed in a mediocre performance. The right-hander cruised through the first three innings before the Braves fired the opening salvo in the fourth on the strength of an...
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The Mets announced Monday the 2017 Sterling Award winners, which are emblematic of the Most Valuable Player for each of the organization’s nine minor league affiliates. The Mets named first baseman Dominic Smith the 2017 Sterling Minor League Organizational Player of the Year and RHP Corey Oswalt the 2017 Sterling Organizational Pitcher of the Year. Infielder Amed Rosario was the Sterling...
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Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell made headlines Saturday after he knelt during the National Anthem at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. Neither the Mets nor opponent Washington Nationals followed suit Sunday afternoon, a notion that New York’s manager Terry Collins is “proud of.” “I’ve got to tell you, I’m not a big political guy, not by any stretch of...
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