According to Mets manager Mickey Callaway, who spoke to reporters after today’s 8-7 loss to the Astros, backup catcher Travis d’Arnaud will DH during Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. It will be d’Arnaud’s first game action since he underwent Tommy John surgery last April. The former Mets starting backstop says he’s ready. “Everything feels good,”...
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The Houston Astros brought their A-team to Port St. Lucie on Saturday afternoon to face the New York Mets, with Jose Altuve, George Springer, and Alex Bregman in the lineup and Justin Verlander on the mound. Despite Wilson Ramos’ go-ahead grand slam in the fifth inning (3-for-3 on the day), the Mets dropped to 4-4 in Grapefruit League play with an 8-6 loss to the ‘Stros. Michael...
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Despite a strong finish to the 2018 season after serving an 80-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s performance-enhancing drug guidelines, the New York Mets’ Robinson Cano is expected to suffer a considerable downturn in productivity as per Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS projections via FanGraphs. After sending two of their top prospects in centerfielder Jarred Kelenic...
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Friday morning was relatively quiet on the backfields at Port St. Lucie with the Mets hitting the road for their matchup with the Tigers at Joker Merchant Stadium. However, some of the players who didn’t travel hung around and put on a show in batting practice. One of them was Mets 26-year old utility man Jeff McNeil. On Thursday afternoon, McNeil was scratched from the lineup after...
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Happy Syndergaard day! Happy Edwin Diaz day! Hope you enjoyed yesterday’s deGrom start! Jacob made quick work of the Tigers yesterday allowing 1 hit and striking out 4 over 3.0 innings. His impressive performance was followed by clean innings from both Gsellman and Lugo. Mesoraco, who deGrom credits success to last season, hit a home in the game and Amed Rosario led the game off with one....
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Eric Sim, who played in the Giants Minor League organization, summed up his minor league experience in one sentence. “You can lose everything in a matter of a second while getting treated like shit” It is no secret that minor league baseball players are paid less than their major league counterparts, but what most don’t know, is just how much less. According to Sim, his average take home every...
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