After many months of waiting, the New York Mets will finally kick off their season this Friday, playing the Atlanta Braves at 4:10 ET. The Mets last hosted a game at Citi Field on September 29th, when Dominic Smith hit a walk-off home run against the Braves to close out the season. When the two division rivals meet again on Friday, it will have been exactly 299 days since that game. New York...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Two more days until Opening Day! Latest Mets News Yoenis Cespedes revealed that he will DH for New York Opening Day. The Mets have set up a poster of Anthony Causi in Citi Field’s photography well. Jon Heyman of Fancred tweeted out that the Mets are looking into bullpen help. Latest MLB News Hayden Godfrey of Baseball America profiled how influential...
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The New York Mets are coming into this season with plenty of question marks when it comes to their starting rotation. The loss of Noah Syndergaard for the season was a massive blow, leaving them with little depth to deal with other injuries. After appearing to have dodged any serious injury with Jacob deGrom and his back tightness, the Mets are now concerned about their other top starting...
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David Wright made his Mets debut 16 years ago today, July 21st, 2004. The Mets drafted Wright 38th overall in the 2001 draft, out of Hickory High School in Chesapeake, VA. The pick was a compensatory pick, with Mike Hampton having left the Mets for the Rockies via free agency after the 2000 season. Hampton preferred hitter-friendly Colorado because there are no good schools in the tri-state...
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Yoenis Céspedes will begin what will likely be the final chapter of his Mets career on Friday in a new role: the team’s designated hitter. The slugger confirmed to the media on Tuesday that the DH will be his initial assignment, though he is just as comfortable and ready to play the outfield. “The way that I’m feeling right now I can DH, I can play left field. I’m equally...
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On August 18 — assuming there is one — Steven Matz will reach five years of major league service time. That milestone is a big deal for any player and one that only a relatively low percentage reach. Once there, Matz can no longer be optioned to the minor leagues without his consent. Not that he would be (Matz hasn’t spent time in the minors outside of rehab assignments since making his...
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