Author: Rob Piersall

Mets’ Bats Go Silent, Defense Falters In Shutout Loss to Phillies

You can’t win if you can’t score. Apart from mid-season pickup Marcus Stroman tossing another disappointing outing where he surrendered five runs in four innings, the Mets went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position on Saturday night and collected only five hits in the process. New York was shut out for the ninth time this year (first time since July 20 at San Francisco). It marks...

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Former Mets’ Farmhand Anthony Kay Strikes Out Eight In MLB Debut

On a night where Mets’ pitcher Marcus Stroman surrendered five runs in four inning in Queens, the return the Blue Jays got from New York at the deadline for Stroman shined in his MLB debut. Anthony Kay, 24, and Simeon Woods Richardson, 18, were Toronto’s return prior to the trade deadline in exchange for Marcus Stroman. Woods Richardson has awhile to go before he tastes the majors,...

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Nationals Stun and Topple Mets 11-10 with Seven Run Ninth

Truly unbelievable. With a seven run ninth inning, the Washington Nationals stunned the Mets in one of the most heartbreaking games you’ll ever see. New York held a 10-4 lead going to last licks, but Washington pummeled the Mets bullpen and walked it off on a three-run Kurt Suzuki smash. Pitching Mets’ ace Jacob deGrom toed the rubber for New York on Tuesday evening and yielded just...

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Mets Could Get Big Boost with Returns of Cano, Nimmo and Lowrie

In the coming several days, the Mets could be getting back three key contributors to their major league squad: outfielder Brandon Nimmo, second baseman Robinson Cano and infielder Jed Lowrie. Nimmo, 26, has been sidelined since May with a bulging cervical disc in his neck. At the time of his injury, the Wyoming native had a triple slash of .200/.344/.323 with three home runs and 14 RBI in 43...

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Dilson Herrera Opts Out of Contract with Mets

According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, infielder Dilson Herrera has opted out of his contract with the New York Mets. Herrera, 25, has spent the entirety of the 2019 campaign with the Mets’ Triple-A affiliate Syracuse. The infielder appeared in 117 games for Syracuse, owned a triple slash of .248/.330/.501 with 24 home runs and 64 RBI. The Colombia native opted out of his deal with the...

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