This will be the final season that teams can have their entire 40-man roster active if they choose do so. Starting in 2020, rosters will expand to only 28 players in September. Pitchers Walker Lockett, Eric Hanhold, Drew Gagnon, Daniel Zamora, Corey Oswalt, Stephen Nogosek, Chris Flexen, Donnie Hart, and Tyler Bashlor are all on the 40-man, have already pitched in the majors, and are likely...
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Eileen Lehpamer of News 12 Long Island is reporting that Long Island Ducks manager and former Mets second baseman Wally Backman was arrested at 7:30 am this morning after a physical altercation with his girlfriend. Backman, 59, is facing second-degree harassment and fourth-degree criminal mischief charges and was arraigned in Riverhead court earlier today. He was released without bail....
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If you checked the Cy Young race a few weeks ago, you would have thought Hyun-Jin Ryu would be the unanimous winner. He was 12-2 with a 1.45 ERA across 22 starts on August 16th and while he’d missed some time with injuries, he was the clear front-runner. However, he has been very vulnerable in his last three starts, having allowed 18 runs over 14 2/3 innings (11.05 ERA) including seven...
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3 UP 1. Mets Single Season Home Run Mark Move aside Todd Hundley and Carlos Beltran, the Mets single season home run mark now belongs to Pete Alonso. His homer off Yu Darvish was a huge blow not only because it set the record, but also because it made given the Mets a 1-0 in the first game of what was a pivotal series. With Alonso, that’s been the key. These aren’t garbage time...
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As the Mets continue to make changes to their front office, Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports reports that special assistant to the GM Ruben Amaro Jr. will not return to the Mets following the 2019 season. Amaro was hired to be the first base coach under Mickey Callaway back in November of 2017. The former Phillies GM was shifted into the front office during the most recent offseason. On Wednesday, it...
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New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom entered his start on Thursday versus the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field with a 2.56 ERA on the season, fourth-best in the National League, and a 1.88 ERA since the turning point of his season, May 22 (the best mark in MLB over that span among qualified starters). With the Mets reeling, having lost five consecutive games and two in a row to one of the teams...
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