The New York Mets have agreed to deals with two of the top available international free agents, according to multiple reports. Venezuelan catcher Francisco Alvarez and Dominican outfielder Freddy Valdez were given signing bonuses of $2.7 million and $1.45 million, respectively. Alvarez’s bonus was a franchise record. The Mets have also signed Venezuelan outfielder Mario Paiva on the...
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Steven Matz labored through a ton of pitches over 5.1 innings on Sunday, but helped the Mets to their first win in four games and first win in the month of July. However, New York just capped off their worst June in franchise history by going 5-21, and still remain at 33-48 through 81 games to begin the season. “I think we’re all disappointed in where we’re at right now,” said Matz. “We had...
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Las Vegas (39-44) 7 , Salt Lake (44-39) 2 Box Score Matt den Dekker CF: 2-5, 3B, RBI, 2 K, .285/.332/.500 Peter Alonso 1B:: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, .214/.362/.429 Jeff McNeil 2B: 1-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB, .400/.456/.600 Luis Guillorme SS: 2-3, BB, .315/.413/.454 It was another good day for the offense as the 51s stayed hot, getting their 11th win in their last 13 games, including six in a row. Alonso...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Yesterday the Mets (33-48) defeated the Miami Marlins (34-51) by a score of 5-2 at SunTrust Park to avoid getting swept in Miami for the first time since September of last season. The Mets are off today but head north of the border to take on the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Zack Wheeler (2-6, 4.47 ERA) will take the hill against Marco Estrada (4-7, 4.53 ERA). The game starts...
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With the news of Sandy Alderson taking a leave of absence and the Mets performing at historically bad levels this month, tonight would be the perfect time to have a call-in show at 8:00 pm. Call-in number is 646-716-8187 We haven’t done this in a while due to some of the poor behavior on the last one. First, I will scrub any indecent calls from the replay. Second, I encourage debate and...
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The Mets general manager situation is in disarray right now with it being apparent that Sandy Alderson almost certainly will not rejoin the club this season and very likely will never re-assume the role with the team again. As a result, the Mets are currently employing three people to be responsible for his duties, as John Ricco, Omar Minaya, and J.P. Ricciardi are all operating as co-general...
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