The Toros del Este of the Dominican Winter League has released New York Mets first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith after just seven games. Smith, 23, was hitting .133/.187/.166 with more strikeouts (5) than hits (4) in 30 at-bats. The entire 2018 season has been a struggle for Smith. Despite showing up to spring camp in terrific shape, he also showed up for the first game late and was scratched...
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Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday the Boston Red Sox took a commanding 2-0 series lead with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The World Series continues tonight as Game 3 gets underway at 8:09 p.m. EDT at Dodger Stadium. Rick Porcello (1-0, 4.22 ERA) will try to inch the Red Sox even closer to their ninth World Series in franchise history, while Walker Buehler (0-1, 5.40 ERA) will...
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In a bit of a shocker, Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports is reporting that the New York Mets have whittled their list of general manager candidates down to two; Rays senior vice president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom and CAA super-agent, Brodie Van Wagenen. As per the report, it appears as if former Brewers GM Doug Melvin is out of the running. Van Wagenen met with Mets officials, including...
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Rawlings Sports announced their 2018 finalists for the Gold Glove Awards at each position for the American and National Leagues on Thursday afternoon. No players from the New York Mets made the group. It’s the Mets third straight season without a finalist, their last one was Curtis Granderson back in 2015. For the sixth consecutive season, the SABR defensive index will account for...
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Every generation has its defining moment. People who grew up in the 1960s know exactly where they were when President Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were assassinated. In the 1980s, every American knows where they were when the Space Shuttle exploded. It’s no different for Mets fans. People who grew up rooting for the Mets remember every detail of the 1969 Miracle Mets’ run to the World...
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The New York Mets have announced right-handed pitching prospect Franklyn Kilome has undergone Tommy John surgery, and he will miss the entire 2019 season. Kilome was the prospect the Mets received in exchange for Asdrubal Cabrera in a deal with the Phillies. The 23-year-old was ranked by Baseball Prospectus as a top 100 prospect to begin each of the last three seasons. After joining the trade,...
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