Assistant GM John Ricco told reporters on Wednesday that Wilmer Flores is dealing with a “disc issue” in his lower back. The third baseman was placed on the disabled list on Monday after being removed from Sunday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning. No timetable was given for a potential return. Flores, 26, is having a down year offensively but had been...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018• 7:35 p.m. SunTrust Park • Atlanta, GA LHP Jason Vargas (1-3, 10.62) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (4-2, 4.20) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 The Mets are simultaneously living in a space where they cannot catch a lucky break and they cannot execute and it came to a head last night. Hours before the game Noah Syndergaard was sidelined to the DL with a finger...
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In order to make room for the Scott Copeland and Tim Peterson on the 40-man roster, the team made an expected move as well as one that was somewhat surprising. According to Laura Albanese of Newsday, the team transferred Juan Lagares to the 60-day DL and also DFA’d left-hander P.J. Conlon. Lagares was unsurprising considering he is expected to miss the rest of the season with a torn...
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Laura Albanese of Newsday reports that Steven Matz will not be going on the disabled list. Tim Britton of the Athletic confirms this, saying that the left-hander only has a slight strain of the middle finger and is day-to-day. – Josh Finkelstein – Original Post- May 30 Mets left-hander Steven Matz left Tuesday night’s contest with the Atlanta Braves prior to the bottom of the...
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As per an image of the lineup card for tonight’s series finale against the Atlanta Braves posted to social media by Matt Ehalt of The Record, the team has reportedly removed Phillip Evans and Jacob Rhame from the active roster but they have not been officially optioned to Triple-A. After activating Scott Copeland, Buddy Baumann, and Tim Peterson to help shore up a short bullpen, the team...
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With the Mets having their worst stretch of the season with a number of bullpen meltdowns, most of the questions focused on the state of the Mets pitching and how the team’s outlook has changed: Harry Lime asks . . . How do we solve the problem of blowing every lead? John S. replies . . . Well, as we saw with Jacob Rhame(second inning) and Gerson Bautista(ninth) being in a position they...
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