Dominic Smith made his first professional appearance in the outfield last night for the Las Vegas 51s, despite having played the position a little in high school. The team wants to try the natural first baseman in the outfield, as they lost Juan Lagares for the season and Yoenis Cespedes is currently on the DL. Those two injuries have left the Mets with only Brandon Nimmo, Michael Conforto, Jay...
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Accompanying the news that the New York Mets would likely be without Juan Lagares for the remainder of the season after tearing ligaments in the big toe on his left foot, the team announced that they would be activating left-handed relief pitcher Jerry Blevins from paternity leave. Blevins, 34, was placed on personal leave on May 15 and returns to availability tonight against the first-place...
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As per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, New York Mets’ outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has been nursing a mild strain of his right hip flexor. Up until this announcement, all parties involved had been referring to the injury as a quad issue. Cespedes, 32, is currently hitting .255 for the season with a .790 OPS, eight home runs, 28 runs batted in, and six doubles. His 50 strikeouts in 137 at-bats...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Seattle Mariners’ second baseman Robinson Cano will be suspended for 80 games for violating the league’s joint drug agreement. As per Jon Heyman of FRS Baseball, the suspension is due to PED use. Heyman adds that the Cano suspension is for a diuretic (furosemide), which is seen as a masking agent. The suspension is treated as a PED though....
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According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets will skip Jason Vargas’ next turn in the rotation. Mets manager Mickey Callaway said the team will take advantage of the upcoming off-days the Mets have (Monday), but still have Vargas throw a simulated game on Tuesday. Callaway went on to say, “Having Vargas throw an extra rehab start or two (without a screen) might have been...
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