The Kansas City Royals found themselves in familiar territory heading into Game 3 of the 1985 Fall Classic against the St. Louis Cardinals. Just as they were in the ALCS against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Royals dug themselves into a precarious hole, down two games to none. Fortunately for the Royals, Major League Baseball had expanded the Championship Series in both rounds starting in the...
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New York Mets No. 2 prospect, first baseman Peter Alonso, will participate in the All-Star Futures Game on July 15, according to Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Twitter. Alonso, 23, has split this season between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas, where he has launched 18 homers and driven in 67 runs while hitting .290/.422/.538. The Florida native was drafted by the...
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Jose Bautista, who has been a bright spot for the Mets this season, is set to return to Toronto on Tuesday, where he enjoyed a decade of premium success. Now 37-years-old, Bautista originally went to the Blue Jays from the Pittsburgh Pirates midway through the 2008 season, and two years later, he established himself as one of the premier offensive threats in the game. His last season as Jay in...
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Mets’ right-handed pitcher Zack Wheeler is 100 percent healthy for the first time since 2014. He missed all of 2015 and 2016 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, and returned last year but missed the latter half of the season with weakness in his right arm. Now in good health, Wheeler has ramped up his game, pitching to a 3.26 ERA in June and clocking in at 99 mph on the radar gun. This...
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Las Vegas (40-44) 8, Salt Lake (44-40) 3 Box Score Zach Borenstein LF: 3-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, .256/.360/.502 Peter Alonso DH: 0-3, BB, 2 K, .203/.356/.407 Jeff McNeil 2B: 1-4, 2B, .391/.444/.594 Luis Guillorme SS: 1-4, 2B, .313/.408/.455 Ty Kelly RF: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .272/.357/.448 The 51s won their seventh straight, in part due to Borenstein and his three-hit game, including his 18th home...
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Good morning Mets fans! The Mets were off yesterday, but begin their series in Toronto tonight. Corey Oswalt (0-1, 9.82 ERA) will start against Marcus Stroman (1-5, 6.02 ERA). The game starts at 7:07 p.m. and will air on SNY. Latest Mets News The Mets opened their wallets on international free agents. They signed international Francisco Alvarez to a franchise-record $2.7 million bonus. Alvarez...
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