As the 2019 MLB season heads down the home stretch, the race for the National League Cy Young Award still very much hangs in the balance. Between the reigning 2018 NL CYA winner, the Mets’ Jacob deGrom, current NL ERA leader, Los Angeles’ Hyun-Jin Ryu, Washington’s future Hall of Famer, Max Scherzer, as well as a couple of talented also-rans, BBWAA voters will assuredly have...
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After having their five-game winning streak snapped on Friday night at Citi Field, the New York Mets (67-62) dropped their second in a row to the Atlanta Braves (79-52), 9-5, at Citi Field on Saturday (box score), leaving them two games behind the Cubs for the second National League wild-card spot. Pete Alonso crushed his 41st home run of the season 451 feet to dead-center field in the fifth,...
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With his go-ahead three-run homer in the fifth inning of Saturday night’s tilt versus the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field, New York Mets rookie slugger, Pete Alonso, tied the franchise’s single-season home run record with his 41st blast of the season. Off Atlanta’s Max Fried with Joe Panik and Amed Rosario at second and third, respectively, representing the tying runs, Alonso...
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Jacob deGrom is at it again. In the New York Mets’ 14-inning, 2-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field on Friday night, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner went above and beyond in his attempt to keep the Mets’ five-game winning streak alive. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be, but deGrom’s performance was certainly something to behold. As we all know, you...
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Though it’s come in a small sample-size, New York Mets second baseman Joe Panik has thrived since arriving in Flushing on August 9. Whether it be via his Gold Glove defense at the keystone position or his 12-for-35 start at the plate in blue and orange, the 28-year-old’s transitioned seamlessly into his new home. His role seems destined to change once Jeff McNeil (strained left...
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