Noah Syndergaard and the New York Mets squared off against Zach Eflin and the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of their three-game weekend series. Tomas Nido lined a three-run double down the third-base line in the bottom of the second, Todd Frazier hit a three-run homer in the third, and Jeff McNeil had three hits. Thor racked up his eleventh win of the season on a night that he clearly...
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Dominic Smith, starting in left field for the New York Mets in Saturday evening’s game against Philadelphia, came out of the contest after his plate appearance in the bottom half of the fifth inning. According to Matt Ehalt of The Record, Smith was “being checked on by the trainers [and] [Mickey] Callaway”, and was being removed. Wayne Randazzo of WOR then added that Smith...
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New York Mets captain David Wright played in a simulated game at Citi Field on Saturday afternoon and did not disappoint in his first action against MLB pitching in, what one would imagine, quite a while. Here’s a video from SNY’s Steve Gelbs of Wright’s opposite-field home run off of Tim Peterson. This was wonderful to see, even from a side angle. Wright homers to right...
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On Friday, New York Mets assistant general manager John Ricco made some rather inflammatory statements regarding Mets captain David Wright’s attempt to return to the field after more than two years on the sideline. Wright, 35, was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, a degenerative disease that, in summary, wreaks havoc on practically one’s entire body (the back bone’s connected to...
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Dominic Smith hit a high-water mark in his young career last night in the New York Mets 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. His eighth-inning, game-tying opposite-field home run was a spark that the player and the team alike have likely been waiting to see. His sparkling play at first in the top half of that eighth inning, his natural position for those who may have been wondering, was a...
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