New York Mets starter Jason Vargas was pitching in a minor league game on Friday afternoon against Washington Nationals’ farmhands when he was hit by a line drive as I reported on Twitter. The comebacker got him on the wrist of his glove hand. He was on the ground for a few minutes before leaving with the trainers. However, the x-rays were negative and he’s considered day-to-day per...
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New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto hit in a live game on Friday afternoon for the first time since injury his shoulder in August of last year. Conforto hit in a minor league game against the Washington Nationals on one of the backfields at the Mets complex in Port St. Lucie. In his first plate appearance he walked on seven pitches. Second time up he had a pop-up that dropped in shallow...
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Jacob deGrom took the mound this afternoon for his second start of the spring and wasted no time showing us that he is ready to mow down batters. On two pitches in the first, deGrom got two outs. Then followed that up by striking out the next four batters including Manny Machado included. His location was spectacular, keeping the ball low in the zone and painting those corners beautifully. After...
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New York Mets’ starting pitcher Matt Harvey made some notable comments yesterday, as per Kevin Kernan’s article this morning for the New York Post, after an encouraging outing in which the 28-year-old struck out eight batters in five innings of work. The fact that he allowed six hits and three earned runs is an afterthought to Harvey as he talks about his changeup,...
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES (13-8-1) vs. NEW YORK METS (5-15-2) Friday, March 16, 2018 • 1:10 p.m. First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL RHP Andrew Cashner (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (0-1, 6.75) SNY The New York Mets play the Baltimore Orioles today at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie starting at 1:10 p.m. The game will be televised on SNY. Jacob deGrom will be making his second start of the...
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New York Mets first baseman Adrian Gonzalez played in a minor league game on Thursday afternoon and went 5 for 8 with two doubles facing Miami Marlins pitching. Gonzalez requested from manager Mickey Callaway that he do so to work on his timing after a slow start to his spring (.520 OPS in 33 at-bats on major league side). Despite the slow start for Gonzalez, Mets GM Sandy Alderson told Matt...
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