Zack Wheeler faced off against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday afternoon in what was his final start of the spring. Unfortunately, he did not fair as well as he probably would’ve hoped. Wheeler only lasted three innings and surrendered five runs on five hits, including three home runs. He also walked two and struck out three. The majority of the damage suffered by Wheeler in his start...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLBNetwork, the New York Mets and veteran Rene Rivera are currently in talks, and it looks promising that Queens will be a landing spot for the veteran backstop. Matt Ehalt of MLBYahooSports, notes that the Mets have arranged to place Devin Mesoraco on the restricted list and he is ready to retire which in turn leaves the team with one less catcher. Rivera was released...
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On Monday afternoon, the New York Mets closed out Spring Training play with a 9-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium. (Box Score) The offense came through again, as they came from behind numerous times and exploded for nine runs on fourteen hits. Heading into Opening Day, the Mets offense has scored a combined 29 runs over their last three games. Pitching Zack Wheeler struggled...
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When I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn, we didn’t have things we take for granted today, like 4K TV’S, smartphones, and the internet. We didn’t go online back then, we would go outside. We had rotary phones and when you dialed a number, you actually “dialed” a number. And the only multiplayer games I played were flipping cards, stickball, and baseball. I really...
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It’s the end of Spring Training! In some technical sense, the Mets broke camp yesterday as they are going to Syracuse directly after today’s game and then to DC. We’re not expecting many big stars to play today and as of this morning there are still some roster moves not completely resolved yet (for example, who will be the last arm in the bullpen?). Yesterday the Mets beat the Nationals 8-4 in...
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In his first offseason as General Manager, Brodie Van Wagenen revamped the Mets’ bullpen that finished with the third worst ERA in the major leagues last season. Van Wagenen first surprised the league by acquiring All-Star closer Edwin Diaz, and then he further bolstered the bullpen by signing Jeurys Familia, Justin Wilson and Luis Avilan. The impact of getting an elite closer like Diaz is...
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