Looking to upgrade the starting rotation over the winter, the New York Mets signed pitcher Taijuan Walker to a three-year, $23 million contract through free agency and expected him to serve as a reliable middle-of-the-rotation arm, which he accomplished up until recently. Starting strong out of the gate, Walker exceeded his early expectations and blew away the competition through the first two...
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MLB released the schedule for all 30 teams on Wednesday. The Mets will open their season on March 31 at home against the Washington Nationals and conclude it on October 2 in Atlanta. It’s the fourth straight season the Mets are scheduled to open against the Nationals. Full 2022 schedule. 🗓👇 pic.twitter.com/IvqIljXFBj — New York Mets (@Mets) August 4, 2021 All 30 teams open and close...
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Pitching in front of a full Citi Field crowd, multiple Mets Hall of Famers, and debuting the return of the black jerseys, what could go wrong for Carlos Carrasco last Friday? Well, his first pitch. Jonathan India took Carrasco’s first pitch all season, a 93.4 mile per hour fastball, deep. Four hundred feet to be exact. But Carrasco was his usual self. Four innings, one earned run, one...
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Looking to make a giant splash over the off-season, the New York Mets strongly considered acquiring an impact center fielder through free agency and came up just short in their pursuit of outfielder George Springer. However, losing out on him to the Toronto Blue Jays may not have been such a terrible outcome. At the time, failing to land one of the top hitters in the major leagues was extremely...
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The Mets sent the struggling Taijuan Walker to the mound in Miami Tuesday night. While Walker didn’t quite have it together in the first three innings, he did get improve as the game went on. Miguel Rojas flew out to begin the bottom of the first. Jesus Aguilar doubled Isan DÃaz to third after his one-out single. Brian Anderson flew out to second, Diaz did not tag. Walker escaped the jam...
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AAA: Rochester Red Wings (31-43) 3, Syracuse Mets (26-51) 1 BOX SCORE Wilfredo Tovar SS: 1-4, R, K, .292/.388/.406 Patrick Mazeika C: )-3, BB, .283/.364/.458 The Syracuse offense mustered only three hits on Tuesday night in Rochester. Mason Williams, Mark Payton and Tovar each had one hit. Tovar singled in the ninth, stole second base, advanced to third on a Mazeika groundout and scored on a...
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