Last night’s hero (at least one of them) for the New York Mets, Yoenis Cespedes, told Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News that he will not take a day off due to illness despite manager Mickey Callaway’s continued requests for him to do so. Cespedes has been dealing with flu-like symptoms, but he has made it clear to Callaway that he is not going to come out of the lineup and...
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After another come-from-behind win for the New York Mets on Thursday that spoiled the Washington Nationals’ home-opener, the fans weren’t the only ones feeling good about our first of 19 meetings with the reigning National League East champions. Mets manager Mickey Callaway said that if the team plays the way they did on Thursday, they are a threat to Washington this year....
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The New York Mets today announced that the club activated outfielder Michael Conforto from the 10-day disabled list and optioned infielder Phillip Evans to Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League. Conforto will wear No. 30 and will be available for today’s game at Washington. Conforto, 25, hit .279/.384/.555 with 20 doubles, 27 home runs and 68 RBI in 109 games last year. He was named...
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The New York Mets have been excited about Amed Rosario since signing him out of the Dominican Republic as a lanky 16-year-old in 2012. After spending five seasons in MiLB, slashing .291/.336/.405 with just 333 strikeouts in 1,775 minor-league at-bats, the Mets called up Rosario on the first of August last season, finishing the year with mixed results. Coming into camp this season, new Mets...
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Tonight, the New York Mets will begin a series with the Philadelphia Phillies in Flushing. On the mound for the home team will be one Matt Harvey, formerly known throughout the baseball world as The Dark Knight of Gotham. Harvey will need to do what Zack Wheeler and Steven Matz were unable to this spring: throw with courage and conviction. According to Kevin Kernan of the New York Post, these...
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