The Mets (9-11) and coming off a 4-3 homestead that included a four-game split with the defending champion Nationals, travel down the New Jersey Turnpike to take on Joe Girardi’s Philadelphia Phillies (5-9) in a three-game series beginning Friday night at 7:05 pm. The teams will clash Saturday night at 6:05 pm, then wrap up the series Sunday afternoon at 1:05 pm. Mets’ ace...
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When Jay Horwitz interviewed for a public relations position with the New York Mets back in 1980, he was convinced that the prospects of getting hired were slim to none. After all, Horwitz showed up to his interview a half-hour late after he went to the wrong hotel and then proceeded to spill a container of orange juice on general manager Frank Cashen’s lap after nervously reaching...
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The first 19 innings of Rick Porcello’s New York Mets career hasn’t exactly been sunshine rainbows, which is a recurring theme for this organization thus far in 2020. On the bright side, though, it could be a lot worse for the veteran righty. Porcello is 1-2 with a 5.68 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 17.9% strikeout rate, and 7.1% walk rate. These numbers were only possible because of what he’s done through...
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Flashback to 2016 for a second. A 22-year-old Tomas Nido just hit .320/.357/.459 in St. Lucie and got added to the 40-man roster because the Mets believed him enough to make sure he did not leave the organization. I went back to the 2017 Top Mets Prospects list from Fangraphs just to see what the makeup of his profile was. Nido was eighth on the list, ahead of Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso...
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With the Mets’ choices for starting pitchers slowly diminishing, rookie David Peterson continues to prove that he’s one of their best options. Peterson’s excellent outing on Thursday clinching a win against the Nationals solidified that notion, as the pitcher only allowed one unearned run over five innings pitched. Peterson started the game showing some signs of struggle, falling behind...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! The Mets handily defeated the Nationals on Thursday by a score of 8-2, splitting the four-game series. Tonight they travel to Philadelphia to take on the 5-9 Phillies, with none other than Jacob DeGrom on the mound. Latest Mets News Former Mets farmhand Matt Purke rejoined his alma mater TCU’s baseball staff. Newsday sat down and talked to former Met ace Dwight...
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