The Mets can’t seem to find their way out of the headlines around the media outlets these days, and not for good reason. Despite their struggles on the field, the weekend of June 28-30 was slated to be a happy one, as the franchise honored the 50th anniversary of the 1969 World Series champion “Miracle Mets.” However, not even that went seamlessly, as the Mets erroneously...
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On Thursday, the MLB All-Star Game starters were announced. After several weeks of voting, the polls closed Thursday afternoon, and at 7 p.m. (EST), the results were announced. Here are the starters at each position: National League Willson Contreras, C, Chicago Cubs Freddie Freeman, 1B, Atlanta Braves Ketel Marte, 2B, Arizona Diamondbacks Javier Baez, SS, Chicago Cubs Nolan Arenado, 3B,...
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Tensions erupted in the Mets’ clubhouse Sunday evening in Chicago, as left-handed pitcher Jason Vargas had to be restrained from coming after a member of the team beat, while manager Mickey Callaway cursed out the reporter for being “an antagonist.” According to other members of the beat including Mike Puma of the New York Post and Deesha Thosar of the Daily News, Callaway told...
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Will the Mets prove to be contenders, or slip further into oblivion as pretenders? Well, over the next few weeks we will find out. New York is hooked up to life support and is hanging by a thread. With their win on Saturday, the Mets currently sit 6.5 games out of first place and five games out of the second wild card spot. After a rough west coast road trip, the team has been able to bounce...
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Mets’ starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard left the contest against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday with what the team is calling a right hamstring strain. Syndergaard, 26, went six plus innings in the team’s 8-7 win, and surrendered five runs (four earned) on six hits while he walked two and struck out five. The Texas native took the mound in the seventh with 98 pitches under his...
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