The Mets claimed infielder Gosuke Katoh off waivers from the Blue Jays and assigned him to Triple-A Syracuse, the team announced Saturday. Katoh, 27, was originally drafted by the Yankees in the second round of the 2013 draft. As Michael Mayer pointed out, current Mets general manager Billy Eppler was in the Yankees’ front office at the time. Katoh didn’t make his MLB debut until...
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Two days after the Mets’ wild comeback to win 8-7 over the Phillies, the team is still yet to play another game due to Friday’s rainout. Yet the players and fans alike are likely still riding the high of that win for the ages. The victory, which saw the Mets overcome a 7-0 deficit to win 8-7, was significant for a number of reasons. Beyond the obvious miraculousness of the moment, it...
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A little over a decade after the Topps Chewing Gum Company began printing baseball cards, its 1962 card design is arguably near the front of the line of iconic designs and one of the most celebrated amongst collectors. Featuring a brown wood grain border with the player name position and team name in the right corner, the 1962 Topps set is the OG of wood bordered baseball card sets. Its...
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Remember when you were a kid playing whiffle ball or stick ball on the street? You would bring your bat, ball, and glove and play for hours with friends until either mom called dinner, or an argument would break out. Generally the argument would be over where a ball had landed, or if the pitched ball was a strike or not. Being a mature 8, 9, 10, or 35-year-old, the argument would often escalate...
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No matter how many baseball games you might attend, each holds the possibility of seeing something never seen before. A player’s first career homer. A pitcher hitting a homer. Both are unique — the ladder more so now. Countless pitchers have a home run on their statistical ledger. One stands alone. Bartolo Colón was a terrible hitting pitcher even by hitting pitcher standards. Looking at...
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AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs 6 (16-12) vs. Syracuse Mets 2 (9-18) Box Score 1B Daniel Palka: 1-for-4, HR (8), 2 K, .257/.389/.649 C Nick Meyer: 1-for-4, HR (2), 2 K, .283/.400/.435 CF Nick Plummer: 1-for-4, 2B, 3 K, .267/.324/.500 Syracuse scored two runs on six hits as they dropped their second-straight game to Lehigh Valley. Both Mets’ runs came on back-to-back solo home runs from Daniel...
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