Throughout Baseball’s glorious history there have been hundreds of players idolized in their hometown. Occasionally, but seldom, does a player come along whose greatness extends beyond the city where they play. And then there’s Roberto Clemente, the first ballplayer to be revered on two continents. On the final day of the 1972 season, September 30th, Roberto Clemente doubled off Mets rookie Jon...
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Sunday, August 18, 2019 • 2:15 p.m. ET Kauffman Stadium • Kansas City, MO RHP Zack Wheeler (9-7, 4.36) vs. RHP Glenn Sparkman (3-8, 5.45) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets look to take the series on a Sunday rubber game against the Royals this afternoon. If they lose, they’ll lose two consecutive series on this road trip. If they win, they’ll win the series and improve to .500 for this...
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Earlier this season, Jacob deGrom complained that his elbow was “barking.” This sounded like the worst case scenario for the Mets, the fanbase and Jacob himself, who captured the Cy Young Award in 2018 and signed a five-year extension prior to this season. But here we are in August, and those fears are way behind us, as deGrom has been back to his dominant self and has thrust himself...
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Every summer my Dad and I take a trip to some ballpark that we have never seen before to catch a few Mets games. This year, we decided to come out to Kansas City to check out Kauffman Stadium for the first time and hopefully watch the Mets take a series sweep. The second we arrived, memories of 2015 slowly crept into our minds like a bad virus, as remnants of the championship that slipped...
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Syracuse (62-61) 7, Norfolk (51-71) 1 (F/7) Box Score Rajai Davis CF: 2-4, 2B, .282/.330/.397 Dilson Herrera 2B: 2-3, 2B, RBI, K, .263/.340/.548 The top five spots in the order went 8-for-15 as the Mets put up three-spots in the third and fifth innings. Herrera extended his hitting streak to eight games, five of which have been multi-hit games. RHP Harol Gonzalez (W, 3-0, 3.09 ERA): 6.0 IP, 3...
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Good morning, Mets fans! On Saturday, the Mets defeated the Royals by a score of 4-1. Jacob deGrom had another dazzling outing, lasting seven innings, giving up just one earned run on three hits and two walks while collecting five strikeouts. DeGrom lowered his season ERA to 2.61. The bottom third of the lineup came through for the Mets, with Luis Guillorme, Juan Lagares and Aaron Altherr all...
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