It’s been a long and winding road for recent New York Mets callup Jeff McNeil. McNeil was drafted as a shortstop in the 12th round of the 2013 MLB draft out of college at the age of 21. At the time of the draft, he was seen as someone who was unlikely to ever make it as an everyday player, and had a ceiling of maybe becoming a utility player. He was highly regarded for his contact skills,...
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Jacob deGrom’s season-long streak of dominance continued into yesterday’s matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies. Just a day removed from a seven-inning, three-hit, 11-strikeout performance from Aaron Nola that ignited discussions about his own standing in the National League Cy Young race, deGrom left an imprint of his own, allowing an unearned run while notching nine strikeouts en...
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Tonight, the Mets will be playing in Williamsport to settle the rubber game of this series with the Phillies. Jason Vargas will pitch for the Mets and teach those little leaguers how to be a Major Leaguer. The Mets won 3-1 yesterday. Jacob deGrom gave up one unearned run in a complete game to lower his ERA to 1.71. He’s way better than Max Scherzer right now. Latest Mets News Corey Oswalt...
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As per Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Mets plan on recalling first-baseman-turned-left-fielder, Dominic Smith from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday. Smith, 23, has spent the bulk of the 2018 season with the 51’s and since his last option back to Triple-A (July 20), has spent the majority of his time playing left field. Drafted in the first round of the 2013 MLB Draft...
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The Captain David Wright and slugger Jay Bruce both continued their rehab assignments Dunedin, Florida as the Port St. Lucie Mets visited the Dunedin Blue Jays. Wright appeared in his fifth game since beginning his rehab assignment, and for Bruce, this was his fourth. Wright flew out to center field on a 1-1 pitch in his first at bat. Bruce, hitting behind Wright, skied one into right field, but...
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A pair of aces took the mound in the Saturday edition of this five-game series between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. Jacob deGrom (7-7, 1.81 ERA) squared off against Jake Arrieta (9-7, 3.32 ERA) and the Phils. A day after Aaron Nola stifled the Mets for seven strong innings, deGrom one-upped his fellow NL Cy Young Award candidate by throwing the tenth complete game in the...
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