New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce, who has been dealing with plantar fasciitis all season, came out of tonight’s game after the Mets hit in the bottom of the fourth inning with lower back discomfort. Bruce, 31, is hitting .230/.305/.354 this season with three home runs and 15 runs batted in. After signing a three-year, $39 million deal during the offseason, Bruce has had trouble reaching...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post is reporting that Noah Syndergaard is likely not going to take his next turn in the Mets rotation on Tuesday against the Orioles. The Mets don’t believe he will be ready in time and if he pitches on Wednesday then he would miss the Subway Series. Meaning that in all likelihood, the next time Syndergaard starts will be next weekend against the Yankees. Jason...
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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway announced before the game on Friday against the Chicago Cubs that Kevin Plawecki will start at first base on Saturday. Plawecki will play first in an effort to help the Mets offense against left-handed pitching, they face lefties on Saturday (Mike Montgomery) and Sunday (Jon Lester). Callaway mentioned Plawecki playing first as a reason for them adding...
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Friday, June 1, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Tyler Chatwood (3-4, 4.10) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (2-4, 5.40) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 The Mets will strive for a normal start tonight as the Mets were forced again to dip into their bullpen early last night. For Lugo it was planned as he wasn’t stretched out yet to go deep into the game and he did...
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As per Tim Healey of Newsday, the New York Mets have recalled Jose Lobaton to serve as a fourth man on the bench for the team. Lobaton, 33, hit .152/.250/.239 with three runs batted in and two doubles in 46 at-bats this year for the Mets. He and Tomas Nido split the catching duties after Kevin Plawecki and Travis d’Arnaud both went down with injuries in early-April. When the team traded...
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The MLB draft is only three days away and a flurry of mock drafts have been coming out. The overall consensus seems to be the Mets will be taking a college bat. The last time the Mets took a college bat in the first round, it was Michael Conforto. The time before that, it was Ike Davis. So it is not as risk averse as you might be led to believe but picking the right one could give the Mets a...
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