Another member of the New York Mets family has left us. Former Mets manager Dallas Green has reportedly died at 82 years old, according to Phillies beat writer Todd Zolecki on Twitter. Apart from leading the Philadelphia Phillies to their first World Series championship in 1980, Green managed the Mets from 1993-96, accumulating a 229-283 (.447) record. He was then replaced by Bobby Valentine in...
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Yankee Stadium held two NHL Stadium Series games back in 2014 that featured the New York Rangers, New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils, but now it looks as though Citi Field will host an NHL game of their own. According to two sources confirmed to Newsday, the 2018 Winter Classic game between the Rangers and the Buffalo Sabres is likely to be held at Citi Field and is close to being...
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After spending 14 seasons bouncing around between the minor leagues and independent ball, left-handed pitcher Scott Rice finally caught on with the Mets in 2013, making him a 31-year-old rookie at baseball’s highest stage. Originally drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the first round of the 1999 first-year player’s draft, Rice pitched throughout the Orioles’ system through...
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The Mets defeated the Houston Astros by a score of 2-1 this afternoon at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. Pitching: Jacob deGrom got the nod for the Mets this afternoon and tossed a solid four innings, allowing one run on three hits, while punching out six and walking just one. Addison Reed pitched a clean fifth, registering two strikeouts, while Cory Burns, Jerry Blevins and Josh Smoker...
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The Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals by a score of 6-0 this afternoon at First Data Field. Pitching: Steven Matz toed the rubber to start the game for the Mets today and handed in three innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits, while striking out two. Next in line was Paul Sewald, who registered two clean innings to lower his preseason ERA to 1.29. Erik Goeddel and Tom...
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