In an effort to bolster its bullpen, the Washington Nationals have reportedly acquired Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Blake Treinen and prospects Jesus Luzardo and Sheldon Neuse. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports broke the news on Twitter. Washington’s bullpen is statistically the worst in baseball with a 5.34 ERA (149 ER/251.1 innings) and after...
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Yoenis Cespedes has looked great at the dish and more importantly healthy since the All-Star break, so when he left Saturday’s game Mets fans collectively thought, “Not again.” The 31-year-old outfielder attempted to make a sliding catch in the sixth inning but his cleat got caught in the outfield grass, leading to him coming up awkwardly. Cespedes exited the game, but the Mets...
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According to Bob Klapisch of The Record, The Mets have been reluctant to call up Rosario due to possible turmoil in the Mets clubhouse with Asdrubal Cabrera’s discontent with playing second base. After asking for a trade last month, Cabrera retreated from that notion and now wants to be retained by the team next year, but the “unsettled clubhouse” may still have an effect on...
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With Neil Walker set to hit the open market at the end of the season and Gavin Cecchini failing to live up to first round expectations, the future at second base for the Mets is a big question mark. In a report by Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, the Miami Marlins are likely to be selling in the coming weeks and will listen on offers for second baseman Dee Gordon. Gordon, 29, would immediately...
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A small victory Mets fans: Michael Conforto got a hit in the Mid-Summer Classic on Tuesday and Aaron Judge did not. While I’m mostly kidding, Conforto went 1-for-2 at the dish for the National League after coming in as a defensive replacement for Marcell Ozuna in the sixth inning. An inning later, Conforto blooped a single to central to collect a base knock in his first All-Star game....
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