Update as of 11:40 a.m.: After the league’s review of the positive COVID-19 test result in the Giants’ organization, it’s been determined that said result was a false positive and that there was no indication of an infection as per MLB. As a result, the Giants are scheduled to play a doubleheader with the Padres starting this afternoon. Original post: Looking back… Last...
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Update as of 11:30 p.m.: Steve Gelbs of SNY tweeted that Robert Gsellman will be available out of the bullpen during today’s game against the Phillies. Thus, Michael Wacha will be starting on Tuesday vs. Baltimore. Gelbs also outlined the current status of the Mets’ rotation, included below. Original post: As per Mike Puma of the New York Post, left-hander David Peterson will make...
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According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the Mets might be interested in Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vázquez. In 107 at-bats thus far for Boston, Vazquez is hitting .252/.286/.411 with a .697 OPS. On the defensive end, Vázquez has done well, with eight caught stealing (out of 20) and a 40 percent caught stealing percentage, which ranks first in the AL. Per Rosenthal, the Red Sox are...
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Following his brief, one-inning appearance out of the bullpen in Saturday’s loss to the Yankees, Steven Matz is officially headed to the injured list with left shoulder discomfort, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Manager Luis Rojas stated as much in his postgame presser, believing that Matz’s removal after just a single inning of work was likely an indication that an IL stint...
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Miami Marlins The Marlins’ top prospect, Sixto Sánchez, made his MLB debut last night and earned the W as his team topped the Nationals 5-3. The right-hander tossed five innings (66 pitches – 46 for strikes), allowing three runs (all earned), while giving up a couple of homeruns and striking out four. After catcher Francisco Cervelli left game two of Saturday’s doubleheader...
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