In what feels like a decade since fans have seen actual Mets’ baseball, the preseason finally got underway. The New York Mets handled the Washington Nationals 6-2 in West Palm Beach, Florida. After a 99-day lockout filled with mudslinging and bargaining blows, Saturday brought a breath of fresh air: baseball. As typical for a road team in spring training, the Mets traveled with only a few...
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Saturday, March 19, 2022 • 6:05 P.M.The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches • West Palm Beach, FLLHP Josh Walker (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Josiah Gray (0-0, 0.00)WCBS 880 AM The Mets play baseball today! We just won’t be able to see it! The Mets head to the Nationals camp to play a rare night spring training game. While you won’t be able to see it, you’ll be able to hear it on WCBS 880 AM....
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Left-handed pitcher Thomas Szapucki has been cut and optioned to minor league camp, Anthony DiComo of MLB tweeted Saturday. He’s the second player the Mets have cut so far, with Jordan Yamamoto being cut on Friday. The move leaves 58 players left in Mets camp. Szapucki, 25, has had trouble with injuries in his career. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2017, and most recently dealt with...
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Despite the additions of Mark Canha and Starling Marte, the Mets still need outfield help. While the focus has been on looking for a fourth outfielder, it is very likely the Mets need to do better than that. When everyone is healthy, this could be a very impressive outfield both offensively and defensively. However, that’s the issue. They just don’t have that history. We got the...
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How did you fill the baseball void during the lockout? Anguish/revel in the Giants and Jets seasons? Play MLB The Show? Watch Game 6 of the 1986 World Series on a loop? Maybe pursuing through Met yearbooks one of your activities. Personally, I found a few of the covers simple, yet aesthetically pleasing (even if the team itself wouldn’t be that way) and others less appealing to the eyes...
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The Mets’ rotation has been hailed recently as the team brought in Chris Bassitt to work behind Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer. With starting pitchers in place, what about the bullpen? The bullpen has often been the source of agony for all baseball fans, but especially Mets fans. All things considered, though, the Mets had a solid relief corps last year. Their 3.90 bullpen ERA ranked ninth...
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