Michael Conforto has been on fire ever since he was sent down to Triple-A Las Vegas. In 57 plate appearances, Conforto is batting .340 with three homeruns and 13 RBI to go along with an excellent .411 OBP and .991 OPS. But it stands to reason that when the Mets decide to bring Conforto back to the big-league team, it likely means that Brandon Nimmo will be optioned back to Las Vegas. While...
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With the Mets on the verge of sweeping the Cubs, they are also getting great news down on the farm. Top prospects Dominic Smith and Amed Rosario are crushing the ball, and they are starting to turn a lot of heads in the Double-A Eastern League. Last night, Dominic Smith continued his home run binge with four hits, five RBI and two home runs in the first game of the double header against New...
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Despite going 0-for-4 in his major league debut, Brandon Nimmo says he got over his jitters quickly and enjoyed the experience. “Actually, after the first pitch in my first at-bat, it was OK,” said Nimmo. “It’s the same game. It’s a big game but same game in just a different environment.” (Fred Kerber, NY Post) While Nimmo hoped to have performed better, he was just happy to be in the...
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Hansel Robles and the Mets’ bullpen pitched spectacularly during New York’s 2-1 win over Kansas City. The bullpen pitched 8.2 innings while allowing only one run after Bartolo Colon left the game in the first inning with an injury. Colon was hit on his pitching hand by a line drive, but Robles fired 3.2 innings of one run ball in relief while striking out six. It was the longest...
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With the Mets six games behind the Nationals, Terry Collins says isn’t time to panic yet. The Mets have dropped two games in a row to the last place Braves, but Collins believes his team will turn things around very soon. “We’ve got [the first-place Washington Nationals] seven times over the next [three] weeks,” the Mets manager said Saturday. “So we’ll be...
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