The New York Mets (50-66) defeated the New York Yankees (74-44) 8-5 at Yankee Stadium on Monday night. Tonight’s victory secured the series win over the cross-town rivals as the Mets have won four out of the six contests. Pitching Jacob deGrom whiffed Brett Gardner to lead off the home half of the first. Jake struck out Didi Gregorius on a foul tip after walking Giancarlo Stanton. Stanton...
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In his second minor league rehab appearance with the St. Lucie Mets, David Wright went 0-for-1 with a walk and a strikeout. “Hopefully the results come, but that isn’t my number one concern right now. My main concern is just trying to catch up to the speed of the game,” Wright told reporters postgame. In the field, he fielded a grounder for the first time, as he stepped on...
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According to Mike Puma of the NY Post, New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce will head to Port St. Lucie tomorrow to begin a minor league rehab assignment with the St. Lucie Mets. The 31-year old has been on the disabled list since June 17 due to a hip strain, amongst other ailments. Bruce was signed to a three year, $39 million deal this offseason, and he been a major disappointment both...
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According to Laura Albanese of Newsday, Mets manager Mickey Callaway told the media pregame that he feels Jacob deGrom’s win/loss record should not factor in the National League Cy Young voting. “If the season ended now, he should win it, deGrom doing this with such limited support is one of the greatest pitching accomplishments I’ve ever seen,” Callaway said. Callaway was also adamant that...
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Monday, August 13, 2018 • 7:05 p.m. Yankee Stadium • Bronx, N.Y. RHP Jacob deGrom (6-7, 1.77) vs. RHP Luis Severino (15-5, 3.11) ESPN • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 The Mets and Yankees make up a rain out tonight! The Mets are fresh off a series win in Miami where in the rubber game they rode 7.0 innings from Noah Syndergaard and some timely hitting from Michael Conforto and Jose...
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The Mets and 2B Neil Walker were never able to come to an agreement on a contract extension this offseason. Earlier in the season, Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reported that during the 2016-2017 offseason Walker’s representatives initially rejected a $42 million extension, only to attempt to accept it later on. This afternoon, Steven Marcus of Newsday reported that Walker told him there was...
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