Mets Trade Billy McKinney to Dodgers for Carlos Rincon

The New York Mets announced the team has traded outfielder Billy McKinney to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The return for McKinney is cash considerations and minor league outfielder Carlos Rincon. McKinney was acquired from the Brewers on May 26th after he was designated for assignment by Milwaukee. The Mets sent minor-league pitcher Pedro Quintana to the Brewers in that deal.  McKinney was acquired...

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One-Hit Shutout Lifts Mets to 7-0 Victory

The Mets (50-43) took the series against Cincinnati (49-47) with a 7-0 triumph on Wednesday afternoon at the Great American Ballpark. The one-hit shutout was led by Marcus Stroman’s best outing of the season — which also tied for his longest — at a time when the Mets desperately needed it. Wednesday’s win was the 33rd one-hit shutout in club history. Stroman was...

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Robert Stock To IL; Travis Blankenhorn & Nick Tropeano Recalled

The Mets made another fury of roster moves ahead of Wednesday’s series finale with the Cincinnati Reds. Robert Stock, Tuesday night’s starting pitcher, was placed on the 10-day injured list with a hamstring injury. He suffered the injury in the second inning by hustling out a ground ball while the Mets had men on base. Stock left the game before he started his second inning of work,...

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MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Reds, 12:35 p.m.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 • 12:35 P.M. Great American Ball Park • Cincinnati, OH RHP Marcus Stroman (6-8, 2.79) vs. RHP Jeff Hoffman (3-4, 4.69) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WFAN 92.7 FM After back-to-back days using the entire bullpen to the limit, the Mets were hoping to get at least three if not four innings from Robert Stock last night. However, the injury bug continued to haunt the Mets, and Stock...

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Stock Goes Down, but the Bullpen Steps Up

The Mets sent right-hander Robert Stock to the mound in Cincinnati to face off against the Reds Tuesday night. Stock gave up a leadoff home run to Jonathan India but followed it up with a groundout by Jesse Winker. Joey Votto got aboard with a walk, and Aristides Aquino singled him over to second. Tyler Naquin struck out, who’s been hot a the plate this year, and the inning ended with a...

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OTD 2004: David Wright Makes His Mets Debut

David Wright made his Mets debut 17 years ago today, July 21, 2004. The Mets drafted Wright 38th overall in the 2001 draft, out of Hickory High School in Chesapeake, VA. The pick was a compensatory pick, with Mike Hampton having left the Mets for the Rockies via free agency after the 2000 season. Hampton preferred hitter-friendly Colorado because there are no good schools in the tri-state area,...

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