The injury-riddled New York Mets wrapped up the month of May with a stellar 17-9 record, and sitting atop the National League East. Over the past few years, the month of June has been a bit of a nightmare for the team. Getting off to a good start this season was huge. While they only ended up with a 3-3 record this week, they played much better than the record shows. A four RBI return to the...
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Just ten games into his New York Mets tenure, Billy McKinney has been a very pleasant addition to this injury-plagued squad. The Mets, of course, acquired McKinney two weeks ago after he was DFA’d by the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for minor league left-hander Pedro Quintana. Since then, he has played a solid outfield and has provided a nice little spark for this Mets offense. The sweet...
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The beginning of James McCann’s tenure with the New York Mets was certainly disappointing. After signing a four-year, $40.6 million deal in the offseason, the veteran backstop struggled both offensively and defensively. McCann slumped to the tune of a .338 slugging percentage, struck out 22 times, and homered just twice during the month of May. He ultimately ended up losing his starting job...
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On this day in 2010, which believe it or not was now 11 years ago, the Mets drafted a former college shortstop by the name of Jacob deGrom in the ninth round, and the rest was history. The right-handed thrower was strictly a shortstop during his freshman season at Stetson, then pitched in only one game as a sophomore before making 17 appearances (12 starts) and posting a 4.48 ERA as a junior....
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are set to begin a two-game series with the Orioles on Tuesday night before facing off against the Padres again this weekend. Baltimore (21-38) is coming off a series loss to Cleveland last weekend. New York will send lefty David Peterson (1-4, 5.89 ERA) to the mound as he faces off against Baltimore left-hander Bruce Zimmermann (3-3, 4.96 ERA). First pitch is...
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In recent years, the month of June has been nightmarish for the Mets, so getting off to a good start in 2021 was paramount. Yes, through a week they’re just at .500, but they played all six games on the road – four against arguably the best team in the National League – and came out the other side just fine. Losing in extras to the Diamondbacks was frustrating on Tuesday and David Peterson’s...
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