New York Mets assistant general manager John Ricco updated the team’s press corps on starting pitcher Steven Matz on Thursday afternoon. The 27-year-old has been diagnosed with a mild flexor-pronator strain in his left pitching arm and is “likely to miss his next start”, as per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. “There’s a good chance we take the conservative route,”...
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Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports reports that there was no structural damage found in the left elbow of Steven Matz. He recently underwent an MRI on the elbow after feeling discomfort in the area. The left-hander is coming of the worst start of the season when he couldn’t make it out of the first inning in the Mets 25-4 loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. Original Post – Aug. 1,...
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With two outs in the bottom of the first and the Washington Nationals ahead 3-0, New York Mets first baseman Wilmer Flores walked off the field after Daniel Murphy’s single and headed straight for the dugout. Phillip Evans entered the game immediately, making his first professional appearance at the position. A short time later, the Mets announced that Flores left the game with a bout of...
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As per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets have “no plans” to call up current Triple-A Las Vegas first baseman, Peter Alonso “anytime soon”. In 102 games split between Double-A Binghamton (65 games) and the 51’s (37 games), the 23-year-old slugger is slashing .277/.398/.532 with 24 home runs, 90 runs batted in, and 18 doubles in 361 at-bats. Since being...
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New York Mets assistant general manager John Ricco met with the team’s press corps after Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline had passed without the team making a move. From Tim Britton of The Athletic, Ricco, naturally, touched on the Mets choosing to stand pat, specifically on arguably their most sought-after asset, starting pitcher Zack Wheeler. “We had a lot of dialogue with...
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