It was reported early this afternoon that one of the New York Mets’ top prospects, Mark Vientos, is being promoted to Triple-A Syracuse. The six-foot-four, right-handed bat is currently ranked as the sixth-best prospect in the Mets’ system by MLB Pipeline. He is ranked at the Mets’ fifth-best prospect by Fangraphs. The 2017 second-round selection, who is only 21-years old, has...
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The New York Mets and Washington Nationals closed out their 5-game series on Monday afternoon in Washington. The Mets led the series 3-1 and were looking to make it a 4-1 series conclusion. Trevor Williams (4-2, 4.23 ERA) took the mound for the Mets for the series finale against Patrick Corbin (7—14, 6.14 ERA). Monday’s game featured 25 hits between the two teams, but only 7 combined runs....
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Dominic Smith returned from the bereavement list ahead of the series finale with the Nationals on Monday, the team announced. Smith was placed on the list before Friday’s game, so he missed just the four weekend games. He’ll be available off the bench for Monday’s game. Smith is slashing .247/.307/.365/.672 this season in 417 at-bats. He’d been splitting time in left...
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Monday, September 6, 2021 • 1:05 PM Nationals Park • Washington, D.C. RHP Trevor Williams (4-2, 4.27) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (7-14, 6.26) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM The Mets and Nationals wrap up their wild five-game series Monday afternoon with the Mets looking to win their fourth! Sunday felt like a more condensed version of Saturday’s Game 1 victory. The Mets went up 4-0 in the...
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Prior to Sunday afternoon’s 13-run outburst by the New York Mets in the nation’s capital, I tweeted the following about Javier Báez: Javy Báez since coming off the IL on 8/22 (47 PA): .250/.298/.568 with 8 XBH (5 2B, 3 HR), 5 RBI, and 9 runs scored, all good for a 132 wRC+. That seems to be on-brand for Javy. #Mets #LGM (via @SNYtv) pic.twitter.com/4HjJULHTLt — Matt Musico...
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Taijuan Walker did not have his best stuff on Sunday, struggling against the Washington Nationals. However, he was fortunate to come away with a no-decision as the Mets defeated Washington, 13-6. Walker pitched just 4 1/3 innings, giving up six earned runs on six hits, with two of those hits being home runs. He walked three and struck out six over the course of his outing and threw 82 pitches...
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