Mets’ first base prospect Peter Alonso launched a home run into the stratosphere in Sunday’s MLB Futures Game. In fact he had a 113 mph exit velocity and 46 degree launch angle on his 415 foot bomb, numbers Statcast has never even seen since the tracking technology began in 2015. “Oh my God, that felt, it felt like lightning bolt hit the tip of my bat,” Alonso said. “That was...
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Mets minor league infielder Jeff McNeil continued his scorching hot season last night for Triple-A Las Vegas, launching his 19th homer of the campaign while tallying a double and going 3-for-5 overall at the dish. Since joining Vegas, he has hit to a .398/.452/.677 clip. Sure, he is playing in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, but it’s not a mirage. Earlier in the year with...
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Not every top prospect comes to the majors and sets the world on fire. For shortstop Amed Rosario, he has come to understand this, after debuting last August as one of the league’s premier rookies. While the 22-year-old hasn’t reached his full potential, especially in the field, he is starting to show his skills at the plate and has been red hot over his last several games. After...
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It was a long time coming — nearly two months to be exact — but Noah Syndergaard returned to a Major League mound Friday night and picked up right where he left off. While he was on a limited pitch count, Syndergaard still handed in five strong innings of one run ball and struck out three Nationals en route to a Mets 4-2 victory. “It was a step in the right direction. It’s encouraging, and I...
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Mickey Callaway told reporters before the game that Noah Syndergaard feels “great” after throwing his bullpen session today and will start on Friday against the Washington Nationals as planned. The Mets will need to send someone down to make room on the roster for the right-hander. – Josh Finkelstein – Original Post- July 10 If all goes smoothly in his bullpen session...
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