A day after being placed on the 10-day injured list, New York Mets starter, Zack Wheeler (shoulder), spoke to the team’s press corps on Tuesday. Presumably attempting to quell some concerns, the 29-year-old right-hander effectively shrugged off his injury — an impingement in his right shoulder, as per Wheeler — making it clear to reporters that he’s not all that worried....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019 • 8:10 p.m. E.T. Target Field • Minneapolis, MN LHP Steven Matz (5-6, 4.89) vs. RHP Michael Pineda (6-4, 4.56) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Sunday was an improbable day for the Mets. A pleasantly unusual day. The type of day that makes you wonder: too many good things happened today, I’m sure something bad is going to happen. Why was it such a good day? The Mets won a...
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The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association named Jeff McNeil as the Mets 2019 Heart and Hustle Award winner. McNeil, 27, is hitting .349/.410/.515 with 24 doubles, triple, eight home runs, 38 RBI, and 44 runs scored in 79 games for the Mets this season. He was also chosen for the All-Star game this year, his first full season in the majors. This award honors active players who...
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Today, the Mets will recall RHP Jacob Rhame from Triple-A Syracuse. Rhame is currently appealing a two-game suspension from MLB that was handed down on April 24 and will be available tonight. The righty appeared in 16 games with the Syracuse Mets and went 3-1 with a 5.94 ERA (10 earned runs/16.2 innings) with six walks and 21 strikeouts. He is in his second appearance with the Mets. He appeared...
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Syracuse Mets – Rene Rivera Season Stats: .270/.323/.484, 7 2B, 15 HR, 15 RBI Week Stats: .357/.438/.786, 2 HR, 3 RBI This season, Rivera has set a career best for home runs at any level with 15 homers for Syracuse this year. His home run surge and overall good offensive season continued with him hitting two home runs this past week. In addition to the two home runs, Rivera has a hit in...
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The New York Mets continue their last three city road trip of the year with a stop in Minneapolis to play a pair against the Minnesota Twins. The nine game trip will conclude with the Mets third jaunt to California this year as they play the San Francisco Giants in a four game set. The Twins games will mark the fifth inter-league series of the year for New York and their second series against...
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