The Mets finished their series and 11-game homestand with a 7-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. New York completed its longest consecutive stretch of games at Citi Field this season a meager 5-6. Thirteen days ago in Cincinnati, the Mets tagged Reds starter Vladimir Gutierrez for six runs in four innings. Sunday, the rookie right-hander no-hit the Mets through 4.2 innings. Maybe the black...
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Updated Report: August 1, 2021, 17:01 As reported by Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel on earlier in the day, and hinted at over multiple reports in weeks prior, the Mets did not come to terms with first-round pick Kumar Rocker before the 5 p.m. signing deadline on Sunday. Passan reports that Rocker will not return to Vanderbilt and instead “begin his pro career,” presumably in...
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Luis Guillorme was put on the 10-day injured list with a strained hamstring ahead of Sunday’s rubber game versus the Reds, the team announced. He was replaced with reliever Geoff Hartlieb, who allowed a run in 1.1 innings against the Reds last week. The team did not specify how or when Guillorme injured the hamstring, but you can assume it happened during Saturday night’s game....
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Sunday, August 1, 2021 • 1:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Vladimir Gutierrez (5-3, 4.75) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (7-9, 2.63) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM There is a lot going on with the Mets this weekend. The trade deadline on Friday led into injury news about Jacob deGrom, which came right before a Mets loss. The Mets held an emotional Hall of Fame induction ceremony last night, then...
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In a ceremony Saturday night before the game, Ron Darling, Edgardo Alfonzo and Jon Matlack were all honored with bronze plaques, becoming the 28th, 29th and 30th members of the New York Mets Hall of Fame. It was the first time the team inducted members into its Hall of Fame in eight years. The trio, who represent Mets teams from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, appeared in a total 1,546 games for the...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Javier Báez made his Mets debut Saturday, and he hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning. He went 1-for-4 on the night. Báez will be the team’s everyday shortstop until Francisco Lindor comes back from an oblique injury. The Mets ultimately beat the Reds 5-4 in extra innings on a game-winning hit by Brandon Drury. You can read a recap of the game here. Now...
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