Author: Rob Piersall

J.D. Davis Homers For Syracuse, Return Quickly Approaching

Mets’ infielder/outfielder J.D. Davis has been sidelined for a few weeks with a sprained finger, but will likely return to the big league club sometime this upcoming week. Davis, 28, is part of a long list of Mets’ players who have been hit by the injury bug. The list, which now includes 15 players, has been devastating to the team’s offense and starting rotation specifically,...

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Khalil Lee, Johneshy Fargas Key Mets Wild Extra Inning Win Over Fish

Another day for the Mets, another update to the injured list. Prior to the game, Pete Alonso, one of the few remaining offensive regulars, was placed on the 10-day IL with a right hand sprain. Reliever and fan favorite Tommy Hunter was also suffering from lower back pain and will be out for 10 days. Regardless, the team, and more specifically the “Bench Mob,” trudged on as the Mets,...

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Lucchesi Struggles Again As Mets Drop Series to Tampa Bay

For the Mets, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Carlos Carrasco will be much welcomed additions back into the rotation over the next several weeks. In their absence, the team has experimented with using an opener on some occasions. Starter Joey Lucchesi has been used in those games primarily, usually coming in in the second or third innings. New York did this last Saturday against the Arizona...

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Matt Harvey Returns to Citi Field, ‘I Was Holding Back Tears’

It probably wasn’t how Matt Harvey envisioned pitching at Citi Field in the year 2021. A member of the rebuilding Baltimore Orioles after signing a minor league deal that offseason. His fourth club in as many years. Trying to just take it game by game. In the middle portion of last decade, the sky was the limit for Harvey, who was endearingly referred to as the “Dark Knight.”...

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DeGrom Pitched Well Like Clockwork, But His Injury Looms Large

New York Mets’ ace Jacob deGrom, nearly a week ago, was scratched from his start against the St. Louis Cardinals with right lat tightness. For deGrom, his right side hurting after a start was nothing new. Gary Cohen mentioned on the SNY broadcast that deGrom regularly feels sore on his right side the day after he starts. The issue arose when the second day rolled around and the...

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