The New York Mets were likely cautiously optimistic once Jay Bruce finally started swinging the bat better a couple of weeks ago. On April 20, Bruce, 31, was hitting just .190/.288/.328 with one home run, seven runs batted in, five doubles, just two walks, and a whopping 14 strikeouts in just 58 at-bats. Since then, the Mets’ (usual) right fielder is slashing .320/.382/.500 with two...
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After leaving Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies in the first inning with quad soreness, Yoenis Cespedes will be in the lineup tonight as the New York Mets take on the Cincinnati Reds in the first of a three-game set. Cespedes, 32, avoided a scare last weekend after coming out of last Sunday’s win over the San Diego Padres with a jammed thumb that ended up being nothing of...
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Though this last New York Mets homestand didn’t result in any wins, two key pieces in the Mets’ bullpen who weren’t all that sharp to start the season have begun to find their strides. Jerry Blevins and AJ Ramos were expected to be two solid mainstays on the mound late in games for the Mets this season. While neither has been all that bad over the team’s first thirty-odd...
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The New York Mets and their entire fan base let out a great, big sigh once news broke of Jacob deGrom’s lack of structural damage in that exciting right arm of his. We could only hope that the good news Thursday morning would give this team a spark and they’d be able to salvage the getaway-day, matinee finale of their three-game set with the now-first-place Atlanta Braves. That did...
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As per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets have signed veteran third baseman and left fielder Cody Asche to a minor league contract and have assigned him to Triple-A Las Vegas. Asche, 27, played in just nineteen games last season with the Chicago White Sox, slashing just .105/.177/.353 with a home run and four runs batted in over 57 at-bats. Before being released by the Yankees on May 1...
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