Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported that Devin Mesoraco suffered a left elbow bruise in the middle innings of Monday’s game against the Miami Marlins. It apparently occurred as a result of a back swing while he was catching. Mesoraco will be out of the lineup on Tuesday according to the Mets, but will be available off the bench. They are calling it a bruised left arm. The Mets believed that...
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According to an announcement from the New York Mets, right-handed pitcher Anthony Swarzak threw a bullpen session in Florida on Tuesday. The 32-year-old has been sidelined since the end of March with a strained left oblique. Original report – May 6 Fred Kerber of the New York Post reports that Anthony Swarzak played catch yesterday without pain. The right-hander was initially expected to...
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When the New York Mets lost Juan Lagares for the season, especially after his outstanding start this year, it was surely just as much as a gut-punch to the organization as it was to the fans. The 29-year-old Dominican native had finally appeared to have matured into the complete player the team had projected him to one day become. That wishful scenario will have to wait until 2019 to unfold, but...
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Talk about a backdrop for a start. The Mets were reeling having lost 13 out of their last 17. They had not won a series since the April 13-15 series against the Milwaukee Brewers. For that matter, the Mets had not won two in a row since that April 14 win. In that time frame, the team had dropped from first to fourth, and the team has seen a number of players go on the disabled list, including...
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Not all players who come up in their late teens or early 20s burst onto the scene like Bryce Harper. Some, like Mets shortstop Amed Rosario, need a little more time to find their footing in the Major Leagues. At times, it has been rough for Rosario at the dish and in the field, but overall, he has shown flashes of the player New York believes he will be one day. A lot of these positives have...
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This is how the Mets drew it up. New York envisioned that Jason Vargas would give them similar production to a former player who donned the same No. 40, Bartolo Colon, when they signed him this offseason. On Monday, they finally saw what they thought they’d be getting. Vargas started against the Miami Marlins and dazzled over five innings, yielding just two hits and fanning seven. He hit...
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