In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim is joined by Jacob Resnick of Metsmerized, reporting directly from Mets Spring Training in Port St. Lucie. Between shirtless Noah Syndergaard’s promising start to the spring, the battle for the back-end of the rotation between Steven Matz, Rick Porcello, and Michael Wacha, or the long-awaited Mets debut of Dellin Betances, there was plenty...
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According to Justin Toscano of The Record, New York Mets slugger J.D. Davis is set to return to the lineup on Sunday versus the Astros at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, getting the nod in left field. The 26-year-old had a breakout campaign in 2019, slashing .307/.369/.527 with 22 home runs, 22 doubles, 57 RBIs, and 136 wRC+ over 453 plate appearances for the Mets after being traded to New York...
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The most recent memory of actual Mets baseball we have is Dominic Smith hitting a dramatic walk-off, three-run homer to beat the Atlanta Braves in the regular-season finale last September after missing nearly two months with a stress fracture in his left foot. It might be hard to top a moment like that, but Smith appears to have every intention of doing all he can to create some more magic. The...
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The New York Mets signing right-handed reliever Dellin Betances to further bolster their bullpen this offseason was a potentially huge addition, but not without risk. The gamble, of course, was committing scarce funds to a 31-year-old who missed all but two-thirds of an inning in 2019 due to right shoulder issues in April followed by a torn Achilles tendon suffered in his first game back for the...
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The New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals took part in ESPN’s All-Access Spring Training broadcast on Wednesday from Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, where select players (and coaches and front office staff) are given an earpiece and an on-uniform microphone, and give the fans a glimpse of a side of the game they hardly ever get to see. Needless to say, fun was had — by players and...
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