According to David Faber of CNBC, Steve Cohen has entered exclusive negotiations to buy the Mets and is expected to reach a deal to purchase the team within days. Thornton McEnery of the New York Post backs up that report, saying that Cohen did win the bid to buy the Mets. Cohen would need approval from 23 of 30 owners to become the owner of the Mets. Potential buyer Alex Rodriguez released the...
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Even for bullpen games, teams generally announce who will start the game way before hand. Not the Yankees. The first game went into the 7th inning today and there still was no official announcement as to who would start game two. The Mets got off to a rough start in the first game thanks to Wacha the Mets were down 4-0 early. The Yankees gifted the Mets one run before some Mets magic happened....
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After an emotional postponement of their game on Thursday, the Mets stormed back to win the first of their doubleheader against the Yankees by a score of 6-4. Michael Wacha got the ball to start the game for the Mets, but he pitched poorly and raised his season ERA to 7.41. Offensively, Pete Alonso broke out of his slump in a big way, hitting a game-tying home run in the sixth. Pitching...
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Tim Healey of Newsday reports that the Mets have claimed outfielder Guillermo Heredia off waivers from the Pirates. He has been optioned to Brooklyn. Heredia, 29, was 3-for-16 with a stolen base in eight games for the Pirates in 2020. He is a career .239/.317/339 hitter in 1119 major league plate appearances. The right-hander hitters best season came in 2017 with the Mariners when he posted a...
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Friday, August 28, 2020 • 4:05 p.m. Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY Game 1: RHP Michael Wacha (1-2, 6.43) vs. LHP Jordan Montgomery (2-1, 4.66) Game 2: TBD vs. TBD SNY • MLBN • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM Yesterday was an important day in Mets history as the Mets joined many other teams in not playing baseball to bring more attention to Racism and Police Brutality that permeate throughout America. In...
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According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets will activate David Peterson from the injured list today, and he will start game two of the twi-night doubleheader against the Yankees. The Mets have not announced a corresponding move. David Peterson will come off the IL to start Game 2 tonight. — Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 28, 2020 Michael Wacha will start in game one against...
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