Friday, August 20, 2021 • 10:10 P.M. EST Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA RHP Carlos Carrasco (0-1, 10.32) vs. RHP Walker Buehler (12-2, 2.09) SNY • MLBN • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM The Mets had an opportunity to steal a game from the Dodgers yesterday. The Dodgers for the second straight game had to go with an opener/bullpen game model and yesterday they used their entire bullpen. But the Mets...
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Despite plenty of optimism heading into this season, it’s no secret the New York Mets have struggled scoring consistently this summer, and if this team hopes to make a late push for the playoffs, some key adjustments must be made to help ignite this offense down the stretch. In an attempt to provide the club’s pitching staff significantly more run support, the most obvious solution...
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MLB Pipeline unveiled their updated midseason Top 100 prospect list. In this edition of the rankings, the New York Mets have three of their own. On the list is catcher Francisco Alvarez, third baseman/outfielder Brett Baty, and shortstop Ronny Mauricio. The three check-in at 10th, 49th, and 58th respectively. As the rankings show, Alvarez (ranked 10th) is certainly the Mets’ best prospect, and...
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The Mets announced on Friday they’ve claimed right-handed Heath Hembree off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Mets have transferred Jacob deGrom to the 60-day injured list. In the press release the Mets said deGrom will be eligible to come off the IL on September 13th and there’s been no change in his timeline. Hembree, 32, has an...
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Each opportunity to witness a Dwight Gooden start — especially during those initial seasons — was an opportunity to witness something special. He delivered on that promise against the Giants at Shea Stadium. Before 31,758, Gooden struck out 16 in a 3-0 Mets victory and became the only pitcher in NL history to record 200 K’s in each of his first two years. Gooden’s...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets discussed a potential blockbuster deal with the Cubs during the trade deadline before they made the deal for Javier Báez. Rosenthal reports that the Mets backed off the blockbuster after finding out that Jacob deGrom would miss more time only a couple of hours before the deadline. Here’s the deal they were talking about: Mets get Kris...
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