Nelson Cruz of the Washington Nationals is now on the Mets radar as the MLB Trade Deadline nears, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Baltimore Orioles first baseman/designated hitter Trey Mancini has been talked about as a potential acquisition for the Mets. This news comes less than 24 hours after first baseman Dominic Smith played a critical role in the team’s comeback victory over the...
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With Major League Baseball’s August 2 trade deadline fast approaching, the New York Mets are keeping their eye on a familiar veteran name David Robertson per Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated. Robertson, now with the Chicago Cubs, appears to be having the bounce-back season he has been looking for since 2018. This season he has appeared in 30 games and has the lowest ERA he’s had since 2017,...
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Thursday, July 7, 2022 • 7:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Daniel Castano (1-1, 2.42) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (1-5, 4.34) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 The Mets are back! The Mets bats have been almost nonexistent for the better part of the last week. Through most of the game yesterday they managed to cobble together two runs and heading into the 9th inning there was a feeling of doom...
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Major League Baseball on Thursday released the rosters for the 2022 Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game. Four catchers from the National League were selected for the game, including New York Mets top prospect Francisco Alvarez. This will be Álvarez’s second appearance in the Futures Game, having also played in it in 2021. Álvarez has split the 2022 season between Double-A Binghamton and most...
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The Mets are back in New York for a four-game series against the Miami Marlins, before embarking on a seven-game road trip before the All-Star Break. The Mets head home on a happy note, as they just took two of three from the Reds in Cincinnati, including an epic comeback 8-3 victory in Wednesday’s series finale. Dominic Smith and James McCann, both who have struggled for large parts of...
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Carlos Beltrán is the best center fielder in Mets history. He ranks fourth in OPS, sixth in home runs, and sixth in runs batted in among all Mets hitters. For a time he held the single-season record for homers. He has the third-highest bWAR among position players. That, plus he had three Gold Gloves. The finest example of his stellar defense came at Minute Maid Park, when he prolonged a marathon...
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