Go fish. The Mets will be doing that a lot over the next month. On Friday evening, the Mets and Marlins will begin a four-game set at Citi Field, the first of 11 games the division rivals will play against each other over the next month. Amazingly, despite the season already being past its two-month mark, these two teams have set to match up against each other all season. But that will quickly...
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This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of the film “A League of Their Own,” the period piece that depicts the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) that began in 1943 and ran through 1954. The league was formed by Chicago Cubs owner Philip K. Wrigley, who wanted to continue promoting the game of baseball despite the number of men that were being...
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The Atlanta Braves are currently the hottest team in baseball, as they hold a 14-game winning streak going into Friday’s action. Since June 1st, while winning, they’ve also managed to grind down the Mets’ lead over the NL East from 10.5 to 4.5 games. In the midst of this 14-game streak by Atlanta, the Mets have shown some spurts of weakness, including a few blowout losses out...
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3 UP Bassitt’s Back Since James McCann went down with an injury, Chris Bassitt has had difficulty getting on the same page with his catchers, and he has struggled. Well, Bassitt talked with Mark Canha and Tomas Nido to get back in the right place and have his best start of the season. Bassitt shut out the Milwaukee Brewers over eight innings allowing just three hits and one walk while...
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Following a scary fourth inning when Tylor Megill left the game due to right shoulder discomfort, and Chasen Shreve allowed all three inherited runners to score, Seth Lugo was brought in. Lugo’s struggled for most of the year but put together his best outing of the year on Thursday night. Across two innings pitched, Lugo gave up one hit and struck out four, while walking no one. It...
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Francisco Álvarez went yard in the Binghamton Rumble Ponies’ 7-6 loss on Thursday, his 14th home run of the season and his sixth in June. Over in the Dominican Summer League, Simon Juan hit his first home run as a member of the Mets’ organization. AAA: Syracuse Mets (23-39) 2, Norfolk Tides (31-32) 6 Box Score 3B Mark Vientos: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 SO, .260/.343/.532 RF Daniel Palka:...
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