Mets great and Hall-of-Famer Mike Piazza is currently down in Port St. Lucie as a guest instructor, which he does every year. Piazza spoke with the media on Saturday and talked about a variety of topics, including the possibility of owning a team one day, the catching situation in Queens and new skipper Mickey Callaway. He worked with a group of hitters Saturday and plans to work with the...
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The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 10-5 at First Data Field. Pitching: Seth Lugo made the start for the Mets today. He threw two scoreless innings while only allowing one hit and a hit by pitch. Kevin McGowan struggled giving up three earned runs, four hits including a walk, and a home run by Randy Arozarena. Marcos Molina gave up...
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After defeating the Atlanta Braves 6-2 in their Spring Training opener Friday, the Mets will host the St. Louis Cardinals at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie at 1:10 p.m. on Saturday. METS LINEUP Brandon Nimmo (L) CF Wilmer Flores (R) 2B Dominic Smith (L) 1B Travis d’Arnaud (R) DH Jose Reyes (S) SS Kevin Plawecki (R) C Zach Borenstein (L) RF Phillip Evans (R) 3B Ty Kelly (S) LF CARDINALS...
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Mets outfielder Jay Bruce will be sidelined until at least Tuesday with a sore heel, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Bruce, 30, was out of the Mets lineup for their first Spring Training game on Friday against the Atlanta Braves and will be scratched from Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Juan Lagares is also out of the Mets lineup Saturday with a tight leg and...
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For the second straight game, Mets outfielder Juan Lagares is not in the Mets lineup. Tim Britton of The Athletic reports that Lagares has been held out due to a tight leg, but is hopeful that he can play next week. Brandon Nimmo will start in place of him in center field on Saturday in the Mets matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals at 1:10 p.m. Lagares will have to wait until next week to...
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With Spring Training bringing the usual discussion of which pitchers will start and which will be in the bullpen, the importance of their battery mate seems to be a conversation few are having. Travis d’Arnaud was poised to be the future backstop of the Mets, but through injuries and lackluster performance we were also introduced to Kevin Plawecki. Despite brief flashes of what could be,...
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