Justin Verlander put together two strong starts prior to his first home start as a New York Met. So, Tuesday provided an opportunity for Verlander to make his long-awaited first start at Citi Field and endear himself to a home crowd that’s waited patiently for his arrival. Instead, Verlander received a rude welcome to Queens, as he walked off the field in the fifth inning to a chorus of boos....
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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports the New York Mets are calling up Mark Vientos to the majors. Vientos, 23, has been destroying the ball down in Triple-A this season, hitting .333/.416/.688 with 11 doubles, 13 homers, and 37 RBI. Vientos’ early season power surge has been nothing like we have seen in his career. Typically, he’s been a slow starter, but he jumped right out of the gate this...
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Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (16-24) 7, Norfolk Tide (29-10) 9 Box Score 3B Danny Mendick 2-for-4, SB (5), .713 OPS 2B Ronny Mauricio 2-for-5, 3 RBI (27), 1.005 OPS 1B Mark Vientos 2-for-5, R, HR (13), 2 RBI (37), 1.104 OPS The Syracuse Mets were taking on a formidable Norfolk Tide team in first place in the International League. They faced some of major league baseball’s highly touted...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Former Mets first-round pick and current Texas Rangers prospect Kumar Rocker is going to have Tommy John surgery later this week, according to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, after suffering an ‘acute’ injury. Rocker, who was last pitching in Single-A ball in Hickory, suffered the elbow injury resulting in the surgery on May 11. Texas Rangers General...
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The New York Mets (20-23) lost to the Tampa Bay Rays (32-11) 8-5 on Tuesday night. Justin Verlander had a forgetful debut in Queens, surrendering multiple home runs and allowing six earned runs across five innings. Verlander’s debut in Queens started strong. The 40-year-old stranded runners in the first inning and struck out two batters in the first two innings. However, the Rays got to...
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The Mets relayed a ton of injury news on Tuesday afternoon, including upcoming injury imaging, rehab assignments, and impending returns. Carrasco to Start Friday, Other Pitching Reinforcements on the Way Beginning with the rotation, Carlos Carrasco is expected to start for the Mets on Friday in his return for the Mets. Carrasco struggled in his first three starts with the Mets before hitting...
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