Spring Training Game Thread: Mets @ Astros, 1:05 PM

New York Mets (2-2) vs. Houston Astros (2-3) Saturday, March 6, 2021 • 1:05 p.m. The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches • West Palm Beach, FL RHP Jacob deGrom vs. RHP Zack Greinke Recapping Thursday The Mets last played on Thursday (only in spring training/opening weekend are off-days scheduled for Friday) and beat the Nationals 8-4, dropping the Nationals to a meaningless 0-3 record. Big days for a...

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Mets Are Getting a Glimpse of Their Future This Spring

There’s a lot for Mets fans to be excited about right now. The obvious is the acquisition of Francisco Lindor, but as we dive into 2021, the next wave of talent is starting to slowly reveal itself. The Mets invited a handful of their top prospects to major league camp, including Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ronny Mauricio who are just 18 and 19, respectively. Crow-Armstrong has yet to even play...

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Mets’ Young Roster Ready to Win

With the addition of Francisco Lindor at shortstop, the Mets’ projected starting lineup is taking shape ahead of opening day in April, and the average ages of the young lineup is between 27-28, with the oldest player in the lineup being 30 years old. The projected starting lineup according to Michael Mayer of Metsmerized and their ages is as follows: CF – Brandon Nimmo (27) 2B – Jeff McNeil (28)...

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Morning Briefing: Ben Verlander Ranks Mets Offense Ninth in League

Happy Saturday, Mets fans! It was an off day for New York on Friday, but there was still plenty of news. Let’s jump into recapping the action from around baseball on Friday. Latest Mets News The Mets announced on Friday that their scheduled evening game against the Houston Astros today has been moved up to start at 1 p.m. due to bad weather conditions later in the day, according to Tim...

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Mets’ Game Against Astros Moved to 1:00 PM on Saturday

The Mets’ matchup against the Astros in West Palm Beach on Saturday that was originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. has been moved up to 1:00 p.m., per Tim Healey of Newsday. The move comes due to inclement weather later in the day. As has been common this spring, it will be a seven-inning game. Mets ace Jacob deGrom is scheduled to make his 2021 Grapefruit League debut in this game. He will...

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David Peterson Can Take Step Forward With Improved Changeup

While receiving quality performances from the starting rotation was a major issue for the New York Mets last season, aside from ace Jacob deGrom, of course, they were pleasantly surprised to watch one of their top young hurlers arrive on the scene and enjoy one of the top statistical showings of his career. After pitcher Marcus Stroman suffered a torn calf and ultimately opted out of the 2020...

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