Jacob deGrom won his fifth straight start on Friday night, but not before surrendering a medley of long balls. In the bottom of the fourth inning, deGrom turned his attention to right field as he watched a ball off the bat of Cardinals infielder Jedd Gyorko sail into the stands. It was the fourth home run of the night allowed by deGrom and knotted up the game at four. Thankfully for the...
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The Mets used the No. 20 pick in the 2017 MLB Draft last month on University of Oregon Ducks standout southpaw, David Peterson. Peterson, 21, was initially taken in the 28th round by the Boston Red Sox back in 2014, but the lefty decided to go to college and three years later, established himself as a first rounder. As a freshman at U of Oregon, Peterson pitched to an underwhelming 4-6 record...
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Perhaps the hottest bat in the Mets lineup the last several weeks, outfielder Curtis Granderson was out of the lineup Sunday with hip tightness. After the game, manager Terry Collins said that the outfielder couldn’t swing a bat and was unavailable to play. Granderson, 36, is hitting at a .234/.331/.468 clip with 12 home runs and 34 RBI in 77 games for the Mets in 2017. However, for the...
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Zack Wheeler’s first three innings on Saturday were great, but once T.J. Rivera booted a grounder in the fourth, the right-hander hit a wall. Things looked positive for Wheeler who returned from the disabled list prior to the start, but his elevated pitch count and lack of control knocked him out of the game before the fourth inning ended. Wheeler allowed two runs, walked two and struck...
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With the floodgates opening today, teams could make their international signings official. The Mets doled out a new team record of $2.1 to No. 3 ranked international prospect Ronny Mauricio, according to MLB.com’s national reporter Jesse Sanchez. The previous record was set when the Mets signed Amed Rosario for a $1.7 million bonus back in 2012. The Mets also came to terms with No. 18...
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