The New York Mets certainly didn’t expect to see two of their best hitters struggling so mightily after almost a month of regular-season play. What’s even more surprising is that this team, seemingly in spite of the underperformances of some of their biggest cheeses, are still 14-6 and in first-place in the NL East. Yoenis Cespedes, for all of his heroics and clutch-hitting so far,...
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Las Vegas (5-9) 2, Fresno (10-4) 1 Box Score Zach Borenstein DH: 0-1, 2 BB, K, .286/.386/.551 Bryce Brentz RF: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K, .178/.224/.267 Gavin Cecchini 2B: 0-2, BB, K, .257/.350/.371 For the first six innings, the 51s made Cy Sneed look like Cy Young while not recording a single hit against him. Luckily for them, he was taken out after six no-hit innings and 92 pitches, and Brentz hit...
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Today, New York Mets’ manager Mickey Callaway alluded to the possibility of using a six-man rotation whenever Jason Vargas returns from the disabled list. In a quote from Tim Britton of The Athletic, Callaway said, “It’s one of the many decisions we have to make when looking at it,” referring to the possibility of simply adding Vargas to the current Mets’ rotation....
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The Atlanta Braves announced that they have signed Jose Bautista to a minor-league contract with the intent of him playing third base. According to Jon Heyman, the deal is worth $1 million dollars. Bautista, 37, has already reported to Braves’ extended spring training in Lake Buena Vista, FL, where he’ll begin to get back into baseball shape. Over the course of his 14-year career,...
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The New York Mets made a move to shore up their tired bullpen today, announcing that they are calling up right-hander Gerson Bautista from Double-A Binghamton and optioning reliever Hansel Robles to Triple-A Las Vegas. Bautista, 22, who reaches triple-digits with his fastball regularly, was considered the centerpiece of the Addison Reed deal with the Red Sox at the trade deadline last season. In...
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