Although he was excited about returning to New York City to play baseball, Robinson Cano’s Mets career hasn’t gotten off to the best of starts. While it’s too early to write off a player with his kind of track record, it’s not helping the 36-year-old silence concerns about him being under contract through his age-40 season. Any way you slice it, having your three-hole...
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Thursday, May 23, 2019 • 12:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Stephen Strasburg (4-3, 3.32) vs. LHP Steven Matz (3-3, 3.96) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM In the most improbable way, the Mets have won three games in a row! This afternoon they look to sweep the Nationals. Last night the Mets were trailing 1-0 until the 8th inning. They got the exact start they needed from deGrom and another...
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Wednesday was a wild ride for the 38-year-old Rajai Davis going from Allentown, Pennsylvania to Citi Field just in time for a three-run homer in the eighth inning. Davis was with the Mets Triple-A affiliate Syracuse Mets taking batting practice in preparation to play the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs when he got the call that he was returning to the big leagues. The veteran Davis had his contract...
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The Mets announced on Thursday morning that Robinson Cano and Jeff McNeil have both been placed on the 10-day injured list. They have recalled infielder Luis Guillorme and left-handed reliever Ryan O’Rourke from Triple-A Syracuse to take the place of Cano and McNeil on the 25-man roster. Cano left the Mets 6-1 win on Wednesday night with a quad strain. The veteran infielder is hitting only...
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After a clunker of an outing against the Miami Marlins on May 17 that saw Jacob deGrom allow six runs over five innings pitched, the Mets’ reigning CY Young Award winner was in need of a smooth start. On Wednesday night he received exactly what he needed. DeGrom, 30, put together a stellar performance against the division rival, Washington Nationals. Jake put together six solid innings as...
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Lehigh (23-19) 6, Syracuse (24-20) 4 Box Score 1B Travis Taijeron: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, K, .198/.312/.509 RF Rymer Liriano: 1-for-3, HR, RBI, 2 K, .178/.271/.288 A depleted Syracuse roster managed just six baserunners in the game. Two of the four hits though were home runs by Liriano and Taijeron. Taijeron has 125 plate appearances this season. He has a walk, strikeout, or home run in 64.8% of...
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