Francisco Alvarez has been one of the best hitters in all of Minor League Baseball in 2021 and he continued that trend on Sunday for the St. Lucie Mets. Sources indicate that will be the last game Álvarez plays for St. Lucie, he’s expected to be promoted to the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones in time for their next game on Tuesday. Álvarez, still only 19-years old, went 2-for-6 on Sunday with his...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Expectation is for Noah Syndergaard to pitch Tuesday for Syracuse at Rochester, as Luis Rojas suggested. Get your Genny and garbage plate — Andy Martino (@martinonyc) May 23, 2021 Noah Syndergaard is expected to pitch Tuesday for Syracuse, Andy Martino of SNY reported, as he continues to progress toward a return to Queens. The Mets are back in action tonight at...
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New York Mets’ starting pitcher Jordan Yamamoto left his start on Sunday after experiencing shoulder soreness. Yamamoto, 25, surrendered five runs in a disastrous second inning on Sunday that was ultimately his undoing. The right-hander did rebound to pitch through the fourth, after which he was removed. Post game, while meeting with members of the media via Zoom, Yamamoto said that he was...
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Jordan Yamamoto’s return to Miami didn’t go as the 25-year-old right-hander planned it. The Mets lost 5-1 and dropped to 21-19 on the year. The “replace-Mets” didn’t have what was needed to eke out a win on Sunday afternoon. New York scored six runs in the opener of the series and followed it up with two runs over the next 18 innings. Worse, Kevin Pillar is the only...
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In a pre-game press conference Sunday, Luis Rojas confirmed Jacob deGrom will start Tuesday’s game against the Rockies, as was speculated after he got through a rehab start clean this week. The Mets also announced Sunday that Kevin Pillar had successful surgery to repair the multiple fractures in his nose stemming from being hit by a pitch on Monday. Pillar had the surgery Friday, and the...
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Sunday, May 23, 2021 • 1:10 P.M. loanDepot park • Miami, FL RHP Jordan Yamamoto (1-0, 3.38) vs. RHP Cody Poteet (1-0, 1.80) WPIX • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM The Mets lost another heartbreaker last night on a walk-off Garrett Cooper homer. The Mets didn’t announce a starter yesterday until a bit over an hour before the start of the game. I was personally convinced it was going to be Jordan...
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