Update – Sunday, June 2 Jim Salisbury of NBC Philadelphia is hearing that the deal to send Bruce to the Phillies is complete. The outfielder could join Philadelphia as early as today at Dodger Stadium. Original post – Saturday, June 1 According to Jess Passan of ESPN, The Philadelphia Phillies are nearing a deal to acquire former-Mets outfielder Jay Bruce from the Seattle Mariners....
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New York Mets’ backstop Wilson Ramos was clearly taken aback after not getting the nod to catch Jacob deGrom on Saturday night in Arizona and he expressed as much to the media corps pregame (via Tim Healey of Newsday). “I was surprised because [I wasn’t] in there. I was ready to catch him, but it happens,” Ramos said. “I don’t feel happy, because I want to be behind...
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Pawtucket (22-31) 4, Syracuse (28-26) 2 Box Score Ruben Tejada 3B: 1-2, 2B, RBI, K, .457/.535/.657 Matt Kemp DH: 1-4, K, .200/.200/.200 Danny Espinosa SS: 1-4, RBI, 2 K, .266/.342/.462 The Mets scored their only runs in the fourth and fifth innings on an RBI single by Espinosa and a sac fly by Tejada. In 12 games between Binghamton and Syracuse, Tejda is now batting .477/.538/.682 as he looks...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Jacob deGrom was in vintage form on Saturday, as he gave up only one earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. However, after the right-hander was removed after a hip cramp, New York’s bullpen surrendered five unanswered runs to allow Arizona to tie up the series. Lefty, Steven Matz (4-3, 3.55) faces off against rookie pitcher Merrill Kelly (4-6, 4.83) in the rubber...
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New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom, the 2018 NL Cy Young award winner, was facing his third straight Cy Young winning opponent Saturday at Chase Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks. First, it was Max Scherzer, then it was Clayton Kershaw and then it was Saturday’s opponent Zack Greinke who won the award in 2009 as a member of the Kansas City Royals. It was the first time in MLB history...
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Jacob deGrom left Saturday night’s game in the seventh inning due what appeared to be a hip tweak. However, Steve Gelbs of SNY says that deGrom was more upset about having to be pulled in the seventh inning than he was about the injury, which is a good sign. DeGrom, 30, took the hill against Zack Greinke and outdueled him going 6 2/3 innings while allowing only one run, five hits, and one...
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