Mets’ beloved third baseman David Wright joined the team in San Francisco after rehabbing with Single-A St. Lucie and Triple-A Las Vegas this month. However, manager Mickey Callaway said yesterday that Wright has not been “cleared medically” to play in a Major League game. The first-year manager added that there is a “different medical threshold” that is required to...
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After being informed he would not receive a big league promotion in 2018, Mets’ first base prospect Peter Alonso responded with a monster night for Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday. The 23-year-old went 4-for-4 at the dish, while hitting two homers and driving in four runs. On the season, he is now up to 35 homers and 117 RBI in 464 at-bats. In his last 10 games, Alonso is hitting .368, and on...
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We will not see Peter Alonso in blue and orange this season. According to Mets’ co-general manager John Ricco, the Mets will not promote first base prospect Peter Alonso in 2018. “To have Pete come up and really just sit didn’t make a lot of sense,” Ricco said. “As much as we’d love to reward him for the season he had and the work he’s done, we think it’s more...
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According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Mets’ third baseman David Wright is headed to Triple-A Las Vegas to continue his rehab. Wright, 35, has not appeared in a big league game since 2016, but finally began a rehab assignment earlier this month with Single-A St. Lucie. Mets’ co-general manager John Ricco said Tuesday, however, that a promotion to the MLB this season seems...
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Mets’ ace Jacob deGrom has jumped ahead of Nationals star Max Scherzer in the latest MLB.com Cy Young poll. DeGrom, 30, has had a stellar season, but the one thing holding him back in Cy Young discussions was a stat he doesn’t have all that much control over: wins. The right-hander is currently just 8-8, but has a Major League leading 1.71 ERA to complement a 216 ERA+, 2.07 FIP,...
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