The Mets have announced that David Wright will be the designated hitter for Single-A St. Lucie on Tuesday night in their game against the Charlotte Stone Crabs. Wright, 34, has missed the entirety of the 2017 season thus far with a right shoulder impingement, however he began baseball activities earlier this month. It’s been rough for the third baseman, who has appeared in just 75 games...
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The Mets starting rotation in 2017 has been much like a revolving door: When one pitcher enters, another hits the disabled list. New York took another big hit on Monday, as Steven Matz was diagnosed with an ulnar nerve injury similar to that of Jacob deGrom’s last season, and the southpaw will require surgery. While deGrom has come back looking just as strong as ever, the state of the...
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Mets general manager Sandy Alderson told Robert Gsellman he needed to ramp up his game when he was rehabbing with Double-A Binghamton. After words were exchanged and Gsellman fired back with a flippant “I don’t care,” the two reconciled and the 24-year-old got to work. In a night where the focus was on Steven Matz, the right-hander went 6 1/3 strong innings, allowing one run on...
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Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey continued his rehab stint on Monday night as he toed the rubber for Double-A Binghamton and tossed three innings, allowing two runs on four hits. Harvey, 28, previously pitched two outings for Short-A Brooklyn this month before putting on a Rumble Ponies uniform. He did not look good in this one, throwing 54 pitches and sitting between 89-92 mph. His outing...
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Mets pitcher Matt Harvey will make his third rehab start on Monday for Double-A Binghamton, according to Marc Carig of Newsday on Twitter. Harvey, 28, appeared in two games for Short-A Brooklyn, most recently a three inning stint on Wednesday where he surrendered just one hit and punched out three. The right-hander has been sidelined since mid-June with a stress injury in his pitching shoulder,...
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