After battling through a dreadful slump for almost two months, Lucas Duda broke out in incredible fashion during yesterday’s game. Duda crushed three home runs against Padres’ pitching, and he became only the 11th player in franchise history to accomplish this feat. He also joins Kirk Nieuwenhuis as the second player in team history to hit three home runs in a home game. With a total...
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Terry Collins told reporters at Citi Field that despite the addition of Tyler Clippard on Monday, Jeurys Familia will remain the closer of the New York Mets. Regarding the acquisition of Clippard, Collins said “We got a lot better today.” Clippard had 17 saves with Oakland this season to go with a 2.79 ERA and 1.190 WHIP over 38 2/3 innings. Clippard, who told reporters that the...
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According to Steven Marcus of Newsday, Terry Collins says that it’s only matter of time before the team’s rotation becomes the envy of the league. “There’ll be a lot of talk about ‘well, we’ve got to face the Mets,’ ” Collins said Sunday. “When our young pitching — when they’re all healthy — there’s going to be a lot...
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Assistant GM John Ricco told reporters that the Mets will consider a trade for an outfielder if right opportunity arises (Mike Vorkunov, NJ.com) “I think we’re committed to trying to make the team better,” Ricco said. “I think there’s a scenario where you can fit another bat in there. There is no obvious spot. That’s one of the trickiest things here....
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Disputing a couple of reports from Jon Heyman and Ken Rosenthal before the weekend, MLB Network radio analyst Jim Duquette says there are “nothing to the rumors connecting the Mets to outfielders Justin Upton, Carlos Gomez and Jay Bruce right now.” Mets beat writers seem to agree as they all seem to have the Mets aiming lower for guys like Gerardo Parra and Aramis Ramirez. July 17...
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