First base is a tough position to break through in the New York Mets organization when you consider who is at the Major League level (Pete Alonso), and at Triple-A (Mark Vientos). However, that should not dismiss the start to the season that JT Schwartz is having for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies. The fourth-round pick out of UCLA in 2021 has a slash line of .271/.352/.500 with two home...
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Five-and-two-thirds innings into his outing against the San Diego Padres at Shea Stadium on April 22, 1970, Tom Seaver had faced 22 batters. Two managed hits and nine struck out. For an ordinary pitcher, it would be a great day. For Seaver, who in three seasons had established himself as arguably the best at his position, it was any other day. Seaver would eventually deliver a performance...
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Entering the 2023 season, the Mets were projected to have Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Kodai Senga, José Quintana, and Carlos Carrasco in their rotation. On Friday night, four of those five pitchers were out of the lineup, and Joey Lucchesi, who hadn’t pitched in the majors since June of 2021, gave the Mets some much-needed length as the Mets beat the Giants, 7-0. Lucchesi was simply...
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Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Buck Showalter indicated that Ronny Mauricio could start to see more playing time at different defensive positions including first base, third base, and the outfield. This came on the same night that Mauricio started at second base for Triple-A Syracuse, the first game in his minor league career that he started at a position other than shortstop. If Mauricio...
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The Mets played their second game of a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants late Friday night. Joey Lucchesi, who hadn’t pitched in a major league game since the 2021 season, got the start for the Mets in place of the injured Carlos Carrasco. Meanwhile, starting for the Giants was Anthony DeSclafani, who had been pitching excellently through his first three starts of the...
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Friday, April 21, 2023 • 10:15 PM Oracle Park • San Francisco, California LHP Joey Lucchesi (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Anthony DeSclafani (1-0, 1.42) SNY The Mets took the series Openers against the San Francisco Mets Giants last night thanks to their bats! Pete Alonso hit a major league-leading 9th homer of the year. It was Pete’s 155th of his career, passing Dave Kingman on the all-time list....
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