In the New York Mets latest injury updates the team says an MRI confirmed a left calf sprain for reliever Anthony Swarzak. Team says treatment only today and doesn’t give a time frame for his return. Swarzak has pitched 1.2 innings this spring after signing a two-year deal with the Mets this offseason. He has allowed one earned run on two hits, one walk and two strikeouts. Original...
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Yoenis Cespedes is back in the New York Mets lineup on Thursday for their game against the Miami Marlins. Cespedes is the designated hitter and batting second. The Mets slugger had been out of the lineup after make his spring debut in Sunday with a 2 for 3 game that included a home run. He has been dealing with shoulder soreness in his throwing arm. Jay Bruce is also in the lineup, as he was on...
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With Juan Lagares currently nursing an injury (again) Brandon Nimmo continues to play in center field where he has a chance to start on Opening Day for the Mets. Nimmo went 1 for 2 with a walk, strikeout and home run on Wednesday for the Mets in their 6-4 win over the Braves. He swung at the first pitch he saw from right-hander Shane Carle in the fourth inning and sent it over the fence in right...
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New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey made his 2018 Grapefruit League debut on Wednesday when he threw 38 pitches in two innings against the Atlanta Braves in the team’s 6-4 win. Harvey allowed one earned run on two hits, walk and two strikeouts. He featured a fastball that hit 96 MPH and touched 95 four times against the last batter he faced of the day. Mets manager Mickey Callaway was...
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Jason Vargas, who won 18 games for Kansas City last season, will make his first spring training start for the Mets today, as he’ll battle the Miami Marlins at 1:10 PM at First Data Field. Seth Lugo, Jeurys Familia, Jerry Blevins, AJ Ramos and Corey Taylor are also supposed to pitch in the game as well. It will be shown on SNY and can be listened to on 710WOR. Matt Harvey’s first...
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Since cracking the Opening Day roster in 2014, Travis d’Arnaud has averaged 90 games per season behind the plate with last year being his high at 112 games. This is because d’Arnaud has not withstood to the day-to-day rigors of catching. Each and every year, he deals with a different injury to another part of his body, and as a result, the Mets have been left scrambling to figure out...
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