The Mets are promoting their 2018 first round pick, outfielder Jarred Kelenic, to Kingsport of the Appalachian League. Kelenic, 19 this month, started his professional career with the Gulf Coast League Mets of the Rookie League, where he hit a robust .413/.451/.609 with one homer and nine RBI. While he was superb against right-handed pitching in his time with the GCL Mets (1.029 OPS), what was...
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Mets’ right-hander Noah Syndergaard pitched in a competition setting for the first time since May on Sunday as he took the hill for Short-A Brooklyn. Syndergaard, 25, has been sidelined with a strained finger ligament that has flared up several times since he’s been on the disabled list, but he told reporters after his outing on Sunday that he didn’t have any issues....
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New York Mets’ right-hander Noah Syndergaard toed the rubber for Short-A Brooklyn on Sunday, tossing five innings of one-run ball while striking out seven. In his first inning of work, Syndergaard yielded a walk and a base hit, and surrendered one run off a wild pitch. However, he struck out one in the frame. The next inning, the flamethrower induced a ground ball to first for an easy out,...
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Mets manager Mickey Callaway has endured a roller coaster like season, but interim general manager John Ricco gave him a vote of confidence on Friday. While former general manager Sandy Alderson, who stepped down from his role last month due to health concerns, was the one who hired Callaway, Ricco said he was a big part of bringing him aboard. “My perspective hasn’t changed at all,” Ricco said...
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337. That’s the number of home runs Jose Bautista has hit in his major league career. 7,010. That’s the number of plate appearances it took for Bautista to reach his current home run total. 1. That’s the number of walk-off home runs Bautista has hit in the big leagues. You read that correctly, it took over 7,000 plate appearances and hundreds of trips around the bases prior to...
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