Despite the fact that Mets manager Mickey Callaway is still technically under contract, the Mets have not extended an invite to the skipper to attend their upcoming organizational meetings. These organizational meetings- held each year around this time- typically involve the current manager, but according to an article by Mets beat writer Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the fact that Callaway was not...
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By Michelle Ioannou There was uncertainty during the offseason as to whether Pete Alonso would make the Opening Day roster or not. He was a non-roster invitee to spring training. We did not have confirmation that Alonso would be on the roster until the day before Opening Day. Well, he made it, and boy are the Mets and fans glad that he did. Alonso came to the Mets right in the nick of time. No,...
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By Christopher Soto Arizona Fall League (AFL) Scottsdale Scorpions (6-4) 17, Caneros de los Mochis 0 Box Score SS Andres Gimenez: 2-for-5, 2 R, 3 RBI(11) | .346 AVG/.893 OPS This game was well out of hand by the time Gimenez got in on the scoring action. With the Scorpions already up 10-0 in the seventh inning, Gimenez added another run with a sharp ground-ball base hit through the right side of...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Today’s a sad day, Mets fans. There will be no more Mets baseball for the next six months. Despite winning in dramatic fashion last night, the Mets’ 2019 campaign has come to a close. Dominic Smith played the hero, smacking a walk-off three-run shot in his first plate apperance off the IL. Even though no October baseball will be played in Queens this year,...
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The Mets (86-76) closed out the 2019 season with their broomsticks, sweeping a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves (97-65) with a Sunday afternoon, 7-6 walk-off triumph. New York finishes third in the National League East at ten games over .500, setting the foundation to build on for a promising 2020 season. (Box Score) Offense The Mets took an early lead, scraping out three runs in the...
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With the Major League Baseball regular season drawing to a close Sunday, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso won the home run title with 53 long balls. It is the first time a Met has the led the majors in home runs for a season, and it is the first time in MLB history that a rookie led all of baseball with home runs. Alonso, 24, shattered the rookie record for home runs on Saturday with his 53rd long...
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