As opening day nears, it’s natural to start thinking about what the lineup will look like. It’s already been announced that superstar ace Jacob deGrom will be on the mound, but in terms of hitters, the Mets have options. Mets manager Luis Rojas said on Thursday that he hasn’t declared an official lineup yet for the Mets’ first game, but he did say that Brandon Nimmo and...
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Marcus Stroman was back on the mound for the Mets Friday against the Marlins in his third start of Spring. He threw 3 1/3 innings, giving up four hits, one earned run and one walk. He threw 58 pitches and struck out four in the Mets’ loss to the Marlins. In talking with the media following his outing, Stroman said that as a pitcher who generates a lot of ground balls, to him it doesn’t totally...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Happy Saturday! The buzz around free agent Maikel Franco is heating up, and a decision seems to be looming. There was much more news around the baseball world and across MMO on Friday, however, so let’s dive into it. Latest Mets News Mets’ catcher Tomas Nido was scratched from his start during Friday’s game due to a left foot contusion. X-rays came back negative and he...
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Despite a strong outing from starter Marcus Stroman, the Mets fell to the Miami Marlins by a score of 4-2 on Friday afternoon. Pete Alonso rendered another strong performance, reaching base twice and knocking in a run, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a late-game Marlins’ rally in the seventh that put them over the top. Pitching Right-hander Marcus Stroman took the mound for his third start of...
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Mets catcher Tomás Nido was scratched from the original lineup for Friday’s game against the Marlins in Port St. Lucie. The Mets say that Nido suffered a contusion in his left foot after fouling a ball off it on Thursday. Fortunately, the x-rays were negative and Nido is considered day-to-day. Veteran catcher Caleb Joseph replaced Nido in the lineup, batting ninth and catching. Nido came...
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Miami Marlins (4-1-5) vs. New York Mets (5-3-1) Friday, March 12, 2021 • 1:10 p.m. Clover Park• Port St. Lucie, FL RHP Pablo López (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (1-0, 3.60) Recapping Yesterday The game last night was made for prime time. Jacob deGrom. Zack Greinke. Evening spring training game. It would have been perfect. But the Astros don’t have TV broadcast support set up yet down in...
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