With his 50th home run of the season during the eighth inning of the New York Mets’ series opener versus the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark in southeast Ohio, Pete Alonso broke a three-way tie between himself, Howard Johnson (1989), and Carlos Beltran (2006) for the most extra-base hits in a single-season by a Mets player. Alonso, 24, came into Friday with a .266/.366/.590...
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In order to optimize their final push at a postseason spot, New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway alluded to the possibility of the Mets tinkering with their rotation down the home stretch ahead of Friday’s series opener in Cincinnati. According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Callaway is “considering flipping [Steven Matz] and [Marcus Stroman] in the rotation”, setting up...
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Updated, 5:20 PM ET: New details have emerged regarding New York Yankees right-hander Domingo German being placed on administrative leave while under investigation for a domestic violence incident. As per Lindsey Adler of The Athletic, the incident being investigated “took place at [German’s] residence late Monday/early Tuesday” and “was not witnessed by an official of...
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After successfully lobbying to employ Rene Rivera’s receiving services on Thursday afternoon in Denver, New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard delivered alarmingly similar results to his last two starts with Wilson Ramos behind the plate. Eventful frames inflated the 26-year-old’s pitch count and Syndergaard’s inability to keep his pitches off the plate allowed the Rockies...
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Last Friday night, at arguably the fulcrum point of the New York Mets’ season, the team chose to disregard their undisputed no. 2 starter’s wishes, pairing right-hander Noah Syndergaard with offensively-capable but defensively-challenged backstop, Wilson Ramos to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. The plan blew up in the Mets’ face, with Noah allowing four runs on five hits over...
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