The wait is over — Pete Alonso is set to make his debut, and he’s doing it on Opening Day. He will be playing first base and batting second in the lineup. “It’s a dream come true,” Alonso told reporters with a massive smile on his face Thursday. “It’s still unreal that I’m here.” Towards the end of Spring Training, it seemed to be a foregone...
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Good morning Mets fans! Opening Day is finally here! The reigning N.L Cy Young award winner Jacob DeGrom will kick things off for the Mets in D.C against Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer. Coverage will begin at noon with the first pitch coming at 1:05 p.m. E.T. The game will be televised on SNY and MASN. Congratulations, you’ve made it through another long and grueling offseason as a...
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Speaking to Mike Francesca on Wednesday, Mets manager Mickey Callaway said that Juan Lagares will not only be the Opening Day center fielder, but will see plenty of playing time out there in the near future. “He’s going to play center a lot,” Callaway said. “We have to continue to value defense – we have great pitching, and when you have great pitching you need to...
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After one of their more eventful offseasons in recent memory, the wait is nearly over. On Thursday, just after 1 PM in Washington, DC, the New York Mets will embark on their 58th season and christen what feels like — to me, at least — a new age in this franchise’s history. The valley that this organization has been stuck in since the unexpected peaks of 2015 and 2016 has...
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New York Mets COO Jeff Wilpon, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and ace pitcher Jacob deGrom had a short but informative press conference on Wednesday to discuss the machinations of deGrom’s just signed megadeal with the Mets. Van Wagenen summed things up nicely when he said ‘you build a championship team around guys like deGrom’ and later a highly motivated Wilpon said the...
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Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports reports that Pete Alonso will be in the lineup tomorrow against the Washington Nationals who will send Max Scherzer to the mound. Earlier today it was officially reported that Alonso had made the team and now he is set to make his MLB debut tomorrow. Mickey Callaway has been using him in the two-hole recently in Spring Training games, which could potentially be where...
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