One night after Pete Alonso homered to tie Aaron Judge for the rookie season home run record, Alonso snapped the tie by blasting his 53rd homer of the season in the Mets 3-0 victory over the Braves. Pete Alonso now stands alone as MLB’s single season home run leader among rookies. What an amazing accomplishment by our Polar Bear and what a thrill to watch it! Alonso has also put himself in...
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Steven Matz finished his second straight season with 30 games started on Saturday, and did so on a high note, twirling six scoreless innings against the Atlanta Braves while registering seven strikeouts. Matz, 28, will finish the campaign with a 11-10 record, a 4.21 ERA, 4.60 FIP, 1.341 WHIP, and 153 strikeouts. The Long Island native who dealt with injury problems through his first three season...
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By Christopher Soto Arizona Fall League (AFL) Scottsdale Scorpions (5-4) 2, Surprise Saguaros (7-2) 0 Box Score 2B Luis Carpio: 1-for-4, R, K | .364 AVG/.872 OPS C Ali Sanchez: 0-for-4 | .200 AVG/.533 OPS SS Andres Gimenez: 1-for-4, 2 K | .333 AVG/.915 OPS LHP David Peterson: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 K, 3 BB | 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.42 WHIP RHP Jordan Humphreys: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB, Win...
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Good morning, Mets fans! On Saturday, the Mets defeated the Braves by a score of 3-0. Pete Alonso made history, becoming the first rookie to ever hit more than 52 home runs. Rene Rivera supplied the rest of the offense, hitting a two-run homer. Steven Matz had a sparkling start, lasting six innings, giving up just two hits but walking five, and collecting seven strikeouts. Today, the Mets play...
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On Saturday night, Justin Verlander joined an exclusive club in MLB history by striking out the 3,000th batter of his career. With his strikeout of Kole Calhoun in the fourth inning, Verlander became one of 18 pitches in league history to strike out 3,000 hitters. Calhoun actually reached first base on the strikeout as the ball was in the dirt. Verlander, 36, is likely on the Hall of Fame track...
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The New York Mets (85-76) defeated the Atlanta Braves (97-64) by a score of 3-0 on Saturday night at Citi Field in their 161st game of the season. Pete Alonso set the MLB rookie home run record with his 53rd of the season off in the bottom of the third inning. Pitching Steven Matz (11-10, 4.21 ERA) got the nod in this game for the final time this season. The southpaw went out with a bang as he...
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