The New York Mets announced on Friday afternoon that right-hander Chris Flexen would get the start on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Flexen, currently on the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s roster, has allowed four earned runs in 3.1 innings for the Mets this season. That follows a 7.88 ERA he posted last year over 48 big league innings. In Triple-A this year he has a 4.84 ERA and 1.73 WHIP in 67...
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Major League Baseball commissioner Robert Manfred announced on Friday afternoon that New York Mets right-handed reliever Jenrry Mejia has been granted a conditional reinstatement from his lifetime ban. Mejia, 28, was given a lifetime ban back in 2016 after his third positive test for performance enhancing drugs. He has a 2.68 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 28 saves in 183 career innings with the Mets. Mejia...
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Friday, July 6, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Ryne Stanek (1-2, 1.98) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (5-4, 1.84) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 The good news: the Mets come back to Queens tonight with a 2-1 record in July. The bad news: it should be 3-0 as one of the games in Toronto had an epic loss and heading into the long homestand, the Mets will be surrounded...
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The New York Mets recalled RHP Paul Sewald from Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League and placed LHP Jerry Blevins on the Bereavement List. The listed reason was for his grandmother. Sewald will wear #51 and will be available for tonight’s game. He is 0-4 with a 4.85 ERA (21 earned runs/39.0 innings) in 26 games with the Mets this season. Sewald went 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA (one earned...
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Once again, there have been a number of outstanding performances in the Mets minor leagues during the Month of May with some players starting to raise their profiles. While we cannot mention everyone who has had a good month, here are the staff selections for the top performers in each category. Position Player – Jeff McNeil, INF In what may come as a surprise, it is McNeil, not Peter...
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This year marks the 25th anniversary that The Sandlot, one of the most acclaimed and beloved baseball films ever made, was released in theaters. The timeless classic of young Scotty Smalls moving into a new town where he befriends a local prodigy and his group of baseball-centric friends has continued to resonate with fans new and old. From quotable lines to various merchandise emblazoned with...
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