Luis Robert Jr. made his first appearance for the New York Mets on Thursday, batting cleanup and playing five innings in center field. His debut in a 3-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals followed a slow ramp-up conditioning program designed to protect his lower body from the hip and hamstring issues that have sidelined him in recent years. Robert made his presence felt in the fourth inning,...
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Good morning, Mets fans. The Mets are about to get one of their pitchers back early from international duty. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported that Clay Holmes will return from the World Baseball Classic and pitch in a Grapefruit League game Friday. The Mets wanted Holmes back because Team USA could not guarantee the workload he needed to properly build up for the regular season. Now onto the...
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The Mets started the day on a positive note by announcing they would retire Carlos Beltran’s No. 15 later this season. They ended the day with slightly more sour vibes, as Sean Manaea slogged through 2 2/3 ineffective innings against the Cardinals. MANAEA LABORS IN SECOND SPRING START The Mets’ lefty starter struggled from the get-go with a 28-pitch first inning, in which he gave up a...
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Thursday, March 11, 2026 • 1:05 PM Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium • Jupiter, FL LHP Sean Manaea (0-1, 3.00) vs. RHP Michael McGreevy (2-0, 3.24) Matrix Midwest • Cardinals.TV What to make of a spring training winning streak? Spring records don’t matter, starters don’t play the entire game, rosters are unbalanced with the home team having more MLB regulars than the road team, stars are out right...
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Good morning, Mets fans. Team USA needed help on Wednesday night, and they got it with Italy beating Mexico. USA will now move on to the quarterfinal and play Canada on Friday in Houston at 8 p.m. ET. World Baseball Classic Results As mentioned, Italy beat Mexico by a 9-1 score behind three home runs from first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Mets nemesis Jon Berti also homered for Italy, and Aaron...
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Team USA dropped the ball on Tuesday night when they lost 8-6 to Team Italy despite a couple of late inning runs. I’m not going through all the scenarios USA needs to advance (you can see them here), but the simplest way for them to move on is for Italy to beat Mexico tonight. The following teams have already clinched a spot in the quarterfinals: Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico,...
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