Good morning, Mets fans! Bryce Montes de Oca was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right elbow, Russell Dorsey of Bally Sports reports. The fireballing righty will refrain from throwing for the time being and will be re-evaluated in about a week. More importantly, though, Montes de Oca doesn’t have any ligament damage, which is the best-case scenario for the team. WBC Scores Korea...
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After an embarrassing loss to Mexico on Sunday, Team USA (2-1) got their offense going early on Monday against Canada. Thanks in part to a nine-run opening inning, USA was able to defeat Canada 12-1 in seven innings to put themselves in a much better position to qualify for the quarterfinals. While Team USA didn’t have the perfect game that Puerto Rico had earlier in the day against Israel, they...
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Team Puerto Rico defeated Team Israel 10-0 in eight innings, throwing the first perfect game in World Baseball Classic history. Four pitchers, Jose De Leon, Yacksel Rios, Edwin Diaz, and Duane Underwood Jr. combined for the feat. The Puerto Rican national team reached the 10-run mercy rule threshold in the bottom of the eighth inning. Enrique Hernandez singled on a ground ball to left field to...
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With Mets’ starter Jose Quintana potentially missing a significant part of the season with a rib fracture, the Mets will need the likes of David Peterson and Tylor Megill to step up as depth in the rotation. Megill, making his third outing of the spring, tossed four scoreless innings in the Mets’ 9-3 win over the Marlins in Jupiter on Monday afternoon. Megill allowed three hits and a...
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Both USA and Puerto Rico are set to play their third games of the World Baseball Classic. In game one for the United States, they defeated Great Britain 6-2. Adam Wainwright was credited with the win, and the USA was led by Kyle Schwarber and his two-run home run offensively. In game two the USA was heated badly by Mexico, 11-5, and with that their chances of advancing out of pool play were...
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The gun has sounded and the race to be the Mets’ fifth starter is officially on. Tylor Megill got a terrific jump out of the gates on Monday, firing four scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins. His spring ERA is now a minuscule 1.08 as he and David Peterson compete for the final spot in the Mets Opening Day rotation. Megill made his third start of the spring, as the Mets beat Miami...
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