Friday, August 18, 2023 • 8:15 PM Busch Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri LHP Joey Lucchesi (1-0, 4.43) vs. LHP Zack Thompson (2-4, 3.96) SNY The Mets have won four of their last five games. For the second game in a row, everything looked pretty good with the Mets. They got an excellent start from Quintana, the offense provided just enough, and the bullpen held things down. This is the type of run...
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As the Mets play out the string in 2023, most of the calls from fans have been to call up infielder Ronny Mauricio and/or starting pitcher Mike Vasil. While both of them certainly have their merits and are more highly thought-of prospects, I believe the Mets should bring up infielder Luke Ritter and outfielder Carlos Cortes. Neither of them is generally considered a top-30 prospect in the Mets...
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The 2023 season has been a tough one for anyone associated with the New York Mets. Going into the season, expectations were high, and so was the payroll. The $353 million the Mets were spending on players’ salaries was an unprecedented figure by a wide margin. That number was largely driven by money being shelled out to intended co-aces, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, $86 million in...
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As the Mets began their series against the St. Louis Cardinals, left-handed pitcher José Quintana was set to pitch. Since returning from his rib injury and making his Mets debut, Quintana had been excellent in 24 2/3 innings, allowing only eight runs in that span. He continued this positive trend on Thursday. In fact, he flirted with a perfect game for the first three innings until he allowed a...
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Updated Post – August 18, 2023 Mets ace Kodai Senga would help the team recruit right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto when the Japanese star pitcher is posted this offseason, per Mike Puma of the New York Post. Senga has played with Yamamoto multiple times, including Team Japan and All-Star teams, and has known him for four years. “He still has the rest of the season to get through, healthy...
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Luke Ritter and Carlos Cortes hit back-to-back home runs, but the bullpen blew the lead for Syracuse, and Binghamton got a solid outing from Luis Moreno and some solid hitting from Luisangel Acuna and Drew Gilbert to seal a win. The FCL Mets clinched a division title. Triple-A: Columbus 6, Syracuse 5, Box Score 2B Ronny Mauricio 1-for-5, SB, K, .821 OPS 3B Brett Baty 1-for-4, R, K, 1.216 OPS DH...
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