According to Betsy Helfand of The Las Vegas Review-Journal, the New York Mets plan to call up Dominic Smith to fill the open roster space left by the absence of Jay Bruce going on Paternity Leave. Bruce, who will be with his wife this weekend for the birth of their second child, is expected to miss the upcoming series with the Phillies in Philadephia. Smith, 22, injured his quad running out a...
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Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets had a day off on Thursday after dropping the rubber game of a three-game series with the last-place Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon. Below is the tenth episode of the Mets Matters podcast with Josh Finkelstein and Justin Fried. Latest Mets News The Mets will try to change their fortunes tonight as they play the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens...
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Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review Journal reported that the X-ray on the foot of Gavin Cecchini was negative and he is considered day-to-day with a bruise. The infield prospect is not in the Las Vegas 51s’ starting lineup tonight. On Wednesday night, Cecchini was hit by a pitch on his instep and had to be helped off the field in the eighth inning of the 51s’ 14-4 loss. The...
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The New York Mets will be without outfielder Jay Bruce for their upcoming weekend series with the Philadelphia Phillies as he takes a leave of absence to be with his wife for the birth of their second child. As per Kristie Ackert of The New York Daily News, Mets’ manager Mickey Callaway said, “they would likely call up a position player to take his spot, but they had not decided...
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Like most of you, I’m pretty frustrated at the ugly turn this 2018 season has taken for the New York Mets in recent weeks. One moment we’re sitting on top of the division boasting an MLB-best 11-1 record, and then, just like that, it all comes crashing down. Sooner or later we knew the Mets would hit some adversity, so I was glad the team had built themselves a pretty sizable cushion...
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Position Players Luis Guillorme, 2B/SS Level/Age: MLB, 23 Stats: .300/.394/.433, 7 2B, 3B, HR, 15 RBI, 2 SB, CS MMN Rank:10 As noted in a recent MMN article, Guillorme was in the middle of a torrid nine-game hitting streak for Las Vegas. During that stretch, not only did he amass six straight two-hit games, but he also started to display some unprecedented power for the middle infielder. This...
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