Update: Jenrry Mejia has inflammation in his throwing elbow and will be placed on the 15-day disabled list, the team announced. Mejia received a cortisone shot and he will not be available to pitch for at least 10 days, according to the team. Minor league reliever Erik Goeddel will take Mejia’s spot on the roster. Goeddel posted a 3.86 ERA during spring training. Terry Collins said set-up man...
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The San Diego Padres have acquired closer Craig Kimbrel and outfielder Melvin Upton, Jr. (Formerly B.J. Upton) from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for outfielder’s Cameron Maybin and Carlos Quentin as well as prospects Matt Wisler and Jordan Paroubeck. Kimbrel, 26, leads the majors in saves over the past four seasons with 185. Kimbrel has a career 1.43 ERA and has struck out 476 batters in...
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The Mets defeated the Texas Rangers this evening at Globe Life Park in Arlington by a score of 5-0. Offense: Juan Lagares, fresh off his contract extension, kept on rolling as he went 3-for-4 with a run scored tonight. His average for the spring now stands at a vigorous .371. Curtis Granderson also stays red hot, as he went 2-for-4 with an RBI double. David Wright went 3-for-3 with an RBI...
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The Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals played to a 0-0 tie this afternoon at Roger Dean Stadium. Pitching: Matt Harvey started for the Mets today and pitched four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and walking none, while striking out four. His ERA for the spring stands at 1.19. Harvey has also struck out 21 batters in 22.2 innings while issuing only one walk all spring. Carlos Torres, Erik...
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According to Ken Rosenthal on Twitter, the Mets have acquired lefty Alex Torres from the San Diego Padres. In return, the Padres will receive Mets prospect Cory Mazzoni and a player to be named later. Torres, 27, went 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA (20 earned runs/54.0 innings) in 70 games with San Diego in 2014. He held righties to a .209 (23-110) batting average, the sixth-lowest mark among NL lefthanded...
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