After a head scratching move earlier this week that saw the Mets’ brass promote Akeel Morris from Single-A St. Lucie straight to the big leagues, the team righted the ship by demoting Morris to Double-A Binghamton after he surrendered five runs in two-third’s of an inning in Wednesday night’s loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. “It’s what you dream of,” Morris said....
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According to the Mets on Twitter, RHP Akeel Morris is set to join the Mets tomorrow, and be activated upon his arrival. Morris, 22, was drafted by the Mets in the 10th round of the 2010 first-year player draft out of Charlotte Amalie High School in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Morris has spent 2015 thus far with Single-A St. Lucie, and has pitched to a 0-1 record and 12 saves with a 1.74 ERA in 23...
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The Mets (34-30) defeated the Atlanta Braves (30-33) this afternoon at Citi Field by a score of 10-8, obtaining the series victory. Dillon Gee and Mike Foltynewicz opposed each other in the rubber match of the series, and neither starter fared very well. Gee only managed to pitch 3 and 2/3rd’s innings, allowing eight earned runs on eleven hits, while walking one and striking out four....
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The Mets (33-29) defeated the Atlanta Braves (29-32) by a score of 5-3 tonight at Citi Field. Wilmer Flores gave the Mets an early lead, hitting his tenth home run of the season batting out of the cleanup spot in the second inning. In the fourth inning, John Mayberry played a little long ball himself, taking Alex Wood deep for a two-run home run after Wilmer Flores drew a walk. Wood had allowed...
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Lending credence to reports that the Mets will be promoting pitching prospect Steven Matz sooner rather than later, about a dozen advance scouts were in attendance last night in Las Vegas to watch the young southpaw pitch. (New York Post) Earlier this week, Sandy Alderson told reporters that Matz had nothing left to prove in the minors and that if it weren’t for a packed rotation, he...
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