Brodie Van Wagenen is sticking to his word. On Saturday, when asked about first base prospect Pete Alonso will make the Mets’ Opening Day roster, Van Wagenen reiterated that the team will take the best 25 players north regardless of service time implications, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Alonso, 24, has had a strong spring thus far, hitting .409/.458/.818 with two long...
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The New York Mets announced Saturday that they have released infielder T.J. Rivera. Rivera, 30, sustained a partial tear to his ulnar collateral ligament in July, 2017 and underwent Tommy John surgery towards the end of that season. He sat out all of 2018 recovering and endured several setbacks in that time period. This spring, Rivera felt discomfort in his elbow and had yet to get into a game....
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Despite budding prospect Pete Alonso all but penciled in to be the Mets’ Opening Day first baseman, Dominic Smith is attempting to force the Mets hand. Six months younger than Alonso, there was a time when Smith was viewed as the long-term answer at first base. But after under performing in his first go with the big club, a weight fiasco, showing up late to a preseason game last year and...
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According to Mets manager Mickey Callaway, who spoke to reporters after today’s 8-7 loss to the Astros, backup catcher Travis d’Arnaud will DH during Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. It will be d’Arnaud’s first game action since he underwent Tommy John surgery last April. The former Mets starting backstop says he’s ready. “Everything feels good,”...
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The Mets’ top three starters, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Zack Wheeler are all primed to have big seasons this year, but their No. 4 guy, Steven Matz, could be right behind him. And maybe even more. Earlier this week, new Mets’ catcher, Wilson Ramos, compared the southpaw to the former’s old teammate, Blake Snell. He says Matz has the tools to make the leap into stardom,...
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