After a slight skid, New York Mets’ outfielder Michael Conforto is getting hot. This weekend against the Miami Marlins, Conforto homered in back-to-back games, the third time he’s done so this year. The Washington native has reached base in eight of his last nine plate appearances, and was a perfect 3-for-3 with the homer, a walk and a hit by pitch on Friday. The outfielder reached...
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Mets’ left-hander Steven Matz threw a bullpen session on Sunday at Citi Field prior to the team’s rain out with the Miami Marlins. Matz, 28 later this month, has been on the 10-day injured list after suffering radial nerve discomfort in his pitching arm. The Long Island native has been logged a 3-2 record with a 3.86 ERA in seven starts. However, he does have a 5.10 FIP in 35.0...
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Mets’ reliever Jeurys Familia was in the Mets clubhouse on Saturday, and was expected to be activated from the injured list on Sunday prior to the rain out. However, Familia will in fact be activated prior to New York’s series at Washington on Tuesday. As a corresponding move, the Mets are sending right-hander Eric Hanhold back to Triple-A. Familia, 29, was shelved on May 1 with...
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The New York Mets announced that Sunday’s game with the Miami Marlins has been postponed. The game will be made up as a single admission doubleheader on Monday, Aug. 5, the next time Miami is in New York. The Mets also have tomorrow off, but start a three-game set against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. Noah Syndergaard, who was slated to pitch Sunday, will get the ball on Tuesday, followed...
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Panic City over Jacob deGrom? Those days are in the past. The Mets’ ace has proven over his last few starts that he is back and Saturday versus the Miami Marlins was no different. The right-hander twirled seven strong innings on the mound, and drove in a run at the plate to propel the Mets to a 4-1 victory and series win against their divisional foe. “I wasn’t too worried,” deGrom said...
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