Seth Lugo was an effective — if not elite — weapon out of the New York Mets’ bullpen in 2018, owning a 2.30 earned-run average with 1.01 WHIP, 76 strikeouts, and 22 walks over 78.1 innings as a reliever. Despite his well-known desire to return to starting games, the 29-year-old right-hander has thrived in his new surroundings. Robert Gsellman also transitioned from a...
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1990 had seen the Mets fire Davey Johnson for failing to win a second World Series, and move on to manager Bud Harrelson. The team was vastly improved under Harrelson and had finished the 1990 season 91-71, in second place behind the Pirates. Frank Viola had been acquired and won 20 games with an ERA of 2.67, becoming co-ace with Dwight Gooden who won 19 games and had a 3.83 ERA. Besides Viola...
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After a slight skid, New York Mets’ outfielder Michael Conforto is getting hot. This weekend against the Miami Marlins, Conforto homered in back-to-back games, the third time he’s done so this year. The Washington native has reached base in eight of his last nine plate appearances, and was a perfect 3-for-3 with the homer, a walk and a hit by pitch on Friday. The outfielder reached...
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Mets’ left-hander Steven Matz threw a bullpen session on Sunday at Citi Field prior to the team’s rain out with the Miami Marlins. Matz, 28 later this month, has been on the 10-day injured list after suffering radial nerve discomfort in his pitching arm. The Long Island native has been logged a 3-2 record with a 3.86 ERA in seven starts. However, he does have a 5.10 FIP in 35.0...
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Mets’ reliever Jeurys Familia was in the Mets clubhouse on Saturday, and was expected to be activated from the injured list on Sunday prior to the rain out. However, Familia will in fact be activated prior to New York’s series at Washington on Tuesday. As a corresponding move, the Mets are sending right-hander Eric Hanhold back to Triple-A. Familia, 29, was shelved on May 1 with...
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During a presser Sunday at Citi Field prior to the Mets’ rain out, manager Mickey Callaway said that he is unsure of when infielder Jed Lowrie will be activated from the Injured List. The Mets were originally planning for last Friday to be the day to bring him back, but Lowrie felt he needed more reps, so the New York kept him at Triple-A Syracuse. On his current rehab assignment, Lowrie is...
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