Good morning, Mets fans! Cleon Jones’ lifelong impact on his hometown — Africatown, Alabama — was profiled by NorthJersey.com’s Justin Toscano. Ken Davidoff also wrote about Jones and Africiatown back in December. Jones has been living in Africatown ever since he retired in 1976, and he’s made strides to keep the community alive as it’s fallen on hard times over the last...
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As week two of spring training begins in Port St. Lucie, the New York Mets have made their first round of roster moves. On Tuesday night, the team announced that 19 players have been reassigned from big league camp. Pitchers reassigned include right-handed pitchers Matt Allan, Oscar De La Cruz, Ryley Gilliam, J.T. Ginn, Harol Gonzalez, Trevor Hildenberger, Tylor Megill, Stephen Nogosek, Marcel...
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It took until the seventh inning, but the Mets’ bats finally woke up in a 5-3 win versus the St. Louis Cardinals today. Following Taijuan Walker’s Mets debut, a range of primary bullpen pieces highlighted by Edwin Diaz, Trevor May, and Jeurys Familia combined for one run across the final seven innings. Batting After picking up just four hits in the first six innings, the Mets finally...
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St. Louis Cardinals (2-2) vs. New York Mets (3-3) Tuesday, March 9, 2020 • 1:10 p.m. Clover Park • Port St. Lucie, FL RHP Carlos Martinez (0-1, 34.20) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (0-0, -.–) The Mets dropped to a meaningless .500 record after losing 9-5 to the Nationals on the road on Monday afternoon. The result in spring doesn’t matter, but individual performances (sort-of?) matter and it was the...
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On Monday afternoon, the Mets lost their exhibition game to the Washington Nationals by a score of 9-5. Losing a game in spring training is not a big deal, but the manner in which the team lost may be a cause for concern. During Monday afternoon’s game, the Mets made three errors. This of course comes just one day after they committed four errors against the Miami Marlins. Defense has been...
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Thus far in New York Mets camp, one of the players who has really opened some eyes is non-roster invitee Trevor Hildenberger. With one full week of Grapefruit League games down, Hildenberger has been one of the biggest standouts on the mound for the Mets. The right-handed sidearmer looked very strong, striking out the side in his second scoreless outing of the spring on Sunday afternoon in the...
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