Peter Alonso is set to appear in the Futures Game today in Washington as one of the two Mets farmhands set to represent the club, with the other being the team’s top prospect, Andres Gimenez. The first baseman is very excited for the opportunity as detailed by Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “It’s going to be an exciting weekend. I’m really stoked for it. I’ve got family...
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Jason Vargas started for Single-A Brooklyn for a second time on his rehab assignment last night and pitched fairly well. The left-hander went six innings (90 pitches) while allowing two runs (both homers) and six hits while striking out ten batters and walking none. In his first rehab start, he was just as, if not more effective. He allowed no runs, one hit, and no walks while striking out nine...
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Good morning, folks! The Mets are trying to take 3-of-4 from the Nationals today. Corey Oswalt will face Jeremy Hellickson at 1:10 p.m. Just like how the teams drew it up in the offseason. Also of note, the Futures Game is today. Andres Gimenez will play for the World Team and Peter Alonso will play for Team USA. Zack Wheeler pitched pretty well and Michael Conforto led the offensive charge. The...
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With trade winds swirling, Zack Wheeler had another well pitched game this afternoon. The right-hander has made tremendous strides the last 6-7 weeks or so to really set himself apart from the pack. Since June 1, Wheeler had a 3.44 ERA and 3.40 FIP, good for 42nd and 31st in the league (out of 116), respectively. In today’s start, Wheeler pitched a scoreless first including a strikeout of...
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With the 2018 Major League draft having occurred over a month ago, it is a good time to look at the players the Mets selected to see how they are performing in their first month of professional baseball. Gulf Coast Jarred Kelenic, OF (First Round) – The sixth overall pick in the draft has had an incredible beginning to his professional career hitting .396/.450/.623 in 14 games. His...
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The New York Mets (39-54) defeated the Washington Nationals this evening (47-48) by the score of 7-4. Zack Wheeler was dominant on the mound vs the Nats. The Mets offense was on point today with 10 hits. Pitching The aforementioned Wheeler was the starter against the Nationals this afternoon. He pitched 7.2 innings, giving up seven hits, four earned runs and striking out seven. Wheeler’s...
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