New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto took 50 swings in batting practice this morning, including 15 that were taken during live BP. Conforto, 25, is currently working his way back from major shoulder surgery last season. In addition to suffering a dislocation of his left shoulder, he also suffered a tear of the posterior shoulder capsule. “I don’t know about 100 percent, but...
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Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom has been battling a lower back issue, but has made some positive strides. On Tuesday morning, deGrom tossed about 30 pitches over two innings in a simulated game, and if he feels good, may be lined up to start his first Grapefruit League game of the season this weekend. Mets manager Mickey Callaway said he would like his starting pitchers to start five outings this...
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OK, I know. It’s only a week into Spring Training. The fact that the New York Mets’ young outfielder Brandon Nimmo looks amazing and Juan Lagares has barely stepped onto the field yet due to an injured hamstring is beside the point. Isn’t it? Nimmo, almost 25-years-old (March 27), has come a long way since the Mets drafted him 13th overall in the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft. Sandy...
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Steven Matz just had his second straight horrible Spring Training start, giving up five runs and recording just two outs against a Nationals lineup filled with mostly minor leaguers. For Matz, it’s picking up right where he left off at the end of last season. The talented left-hander, drafted in the second round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of high school, didn’t start his professional...
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Todd Frazier was a member of the Cincinnati Reds when the Mets beat them to clinch the National League East in 2015. He recalls a team full of power arms that he believed then and now, could have won it all, according to John Harper of the Daily News. “That great pitching is still here, and now, to be a part of it, it gives me goose bumps a little bit, man,” Frazier said Monday. “It fires you up...
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The Mets will host the Houston Astros today as Jason Vargas looks to give the Mets their first winning streak of the Spring. This will be the third Spring Training meet-up with the defending World Series Champions. Vargas will face off against former-Met Collin McHugh in a 1:10 p.m. game. Going into Spring Training, Matt Harvey certainly had something to prove and he’s silenced all...
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