Following the Mets’ Opening Day win yesterday, Mickey Callaway had nothing but praises to sing of new general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and his biggest move of the Winter: trading for Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano from the Seattle Mariners. When being asked about the impact made by Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz, Callaway said “That was a hell of a trade by Brodie. That’s what...
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Sources have told me that the Class-A Columbia Fireflies infield will include teenage prospects SS Ronny Mauricio, 3B Mark Vientos, and INF Shervyen Newton. The 17-year-old Mauricio was our No. 3 Mets prospects and was ranked as high as No. 68 in FanGraphs’ Top 100 MLB prospects. Mauricio signed for a Mets record (since broken) $2.1 million in 2017. The switch-hitter got a chance to play in a...
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On a day that New York Mets first-baseman Pete Alonso described as “unbelievable”, the 24-year-old rookie contributed a big base hit — the first of his career — helping to lead the Mets securing an important insurance run in their 2-0 Opening Day win over the Nationals. Pinch-hitter and Alonso’s platoon (is that what we’re calling it?) partner, Dominic Smith,...
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Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (1-0) picked up their 38th Opening Day victory as they edged past the Washington Nationals (0-1) by a score of 2-0 at Nationals Park on Thursday afternoon. The Mets’ 38-20 (.655) Opening Day record is the best in MLB history. Furthermore, their 38-12 (.760) Opening Day record over the last half century is the best out of any team in the four major...
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Fresh off signing his lucrative new contract extension with the New York Mets, Jacob deGrom dazzled in his season opening start as the team defeated the Washington Nationals by a score of 2-0. DeGrom, 30, pitched six scoreless innings while striking out ten and walking one, picking up his first win of the 2019 season. Jacob tossed 93 pitches on the day, 53 of which were for strikes. Although...
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The Mets improved their all-time Opening Day record to a major league best 38-20 by beating Washington on Thursday afternoon at Nationals Park, 2-0. (Box Score) Pitching Jacob deGrom, aka deCy Young, got the opening day start for the Mets. In the first, he gave up a single to Trea Turner and walked Juan Soto but worked around that to limit the damage. In the second, he struck out the side in...
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