After yesterday’s clubhouse fireworks, Mets’ beat reporter Tim Healey of Newsday explained what happened during his altercation with Manager Mickey Callaway and starter Jason Vargas. Healey said the conflict began with a misunderstanding over a comment he made to the Mets’ skipper. “Mickey came out of his office, dressed, and I thought he was leaving for the day, so I said, ‘See you...
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After going 12-7 with a 3.31 ERA and 1.12 WHIP last year, Zack Wheeler looked like the ace everyone thought he could become. The hard-throwing right-hander finished 2018 with a flourish, as he posted a 9-1 record and 1.68 ERA in the second half. But Wheeler’s dominance has not carried over into 2019. He owns a 4.94 ERA through 15 starts, and he leads the National League with 52 earned runs...
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Tonight’s game between the Mets and the Yankees has been rained out. The two teams will play a doubleheader tomorrow starting at 1:10 p.m. The second game will begin at 7:05. The pitching matchups will be Zack Wheeler against Masahiro Tanaka in game one, and Jason Vargas against James Paxton in game two.
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During today’s 6-1 win over the Rockies, Todd Frazier further silenced his critics. The veteran third baseman, who is now batting .350 with four homeruns in his last 11 starts, blasted a three-run homerun in the first inning against the Rockies to jumpstart the Mets’ offense. Later in the fifth inning, Frazier added to the Mets’ lead with a RBI double that hit the base of the left field wall....
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With the Major League Baseball draft beginning today, free agents Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel can now sign without draft pick compensation. Prior to today, the Mets would have sacrificed their second highest pick, number #53 overall, and had their signing bonus pool cut by $500K, if they had signed either pitcher. In 204.2 innings last year, Keuchel, posted a 3.74 ERA, 3.69 FIP and a 1.31...
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