The biggest surprise team this season in the major leagues? Well that would be the New York Mets according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Mets GM Sandy Alderson doesn’t think it’s that crazy of a though either, “Look, the Nationals have a good team and I’d expect them to be favored, but we beat them in ‘15 with a similar cast of characters. We can do it again.’’ The Mets won...
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New York Mets Manager Mickey Callaway said that outfielder Juan Lagares will make his spring debut on Friday after the team’s 3-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday. Lagares has been out with a tight hamstring but recently did some running without any setbacks. He will be playing center field tomorrow. We will finally get a look at the revamped swing from Lagares after he spent the...
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The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins, 3-2, this afternoon in their Grapefruit League matchup at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, FL. Pitching Jason Vargas made his first appearance of the spring in his return to the Mets. He ran into a bit of trouble but, overall, the proficient location of his off-speed pitches got him out of trouble. After a Braxton Lee leadoff base-hit, Vargas was...
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New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto has progressed to the next step in his recovery with soft toss for the first time since his shoulder surgery. Conforto, turned 25 today, did 25 front tosses and 15 swings off a tee as well. Conforto previously said that he has no intentions to rush a return to the team and said that May 1 is his target date. As GM Sandy Alderson intimated earlier in the...
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Noah Syndergaard looked phenomenal on Monday in his Grapefruit League debut for the New York Mets. In a two-inning appearance that looked more like a pitching machine with the dial set to 11, turned down to 10, then maxed out once again, Noah Syndergaard had himself one of the more impressive Spring Training outings I can remember. His fastball-fastball-92 MPH changeup pitch sequence in his...
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The New York Mets take on the Miami Marlins today at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie with a 1:10 p.m. start. Jason Vargas gets the start for the Mets against right-hander Sandy Alcantara for the Marlins. The game will be televised on SNY. Mets Lineup Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B Yoenis Cespedes, DH Jay Bruce, RF Todd Frazier, 3B Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Jose Reyes, SS Kevin Plawecki, C Kevin Kaczmarski,...
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