Jed Lowrie was supposed to be a major contributor for the New York Mets. After being sidelined with a knee capsule sprain very early on in Spring Training, the roving infielder has begun his rehab assignment with Single-A St. Lucie and looks to be well on his way to making his Mets debut. General manager Brodie Van Wagenen brought his former CAA client into the fold on a two-year, $20 million...
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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway announced before Wednesday night’s game versus the Cincinnati Reds that right-handed reliever Jeurys Familia would be heading to the 10-day injured list with shoulder soreness. Familia was asked to pitch two innings on Tuesday night and nearly navigated his way through before imploding with two outs in the ninth, allowing the Reds to make up a two-run...
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New York Mets left-hander Jason Vargas put forth an encouraging performance on Tuesday night versus the Cincinnati Reds in what helped the team win by a score of 4-3, despite not getting credit for it. After his 5.1-inning, three-hit, one-run outing, the 35-year-old’s earned-run average is down to 5.75 on the season. Since allowing four earned runs over a third-of-an-inning in the...
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New York Mets infielder Jed Lowrie (knee capsule sprain) will begin his rehab assignment with Advanced-A St. Lucie on Sunday. As per the St. Lucie Mets’ announcement, Lowrie, 35, is slated to hit second at play shortstop against the Florida Fire Frogs, an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. Lowrie — signed this offseason with the plan of him spending time all over the infield —...
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New York Mets minor-league left-hander Anthony Kay is currently showing why this team went back to the well twice to bring the Long Island native into the organizational fold. After selecting the Ward Melville High alum in the 29th round of the 2013 draft — only to be rebuffed when Kay chose to attend UConn instead — the Mets’ front office tabbed the 24-year-old southpaw as the...
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