Coming into last night’s game, Travis Taijeron hadn’t exactly been impressing at the Major League level. After hitting .272/.383/.525 with 25 home runs and 35 doubles in 125 minor league games, he had been slashing just .159/.245/.273 with a -0.6 WAR in 21 MLB games. He had all but lost his opportunity to start games for the remainder of the season. Alas, Juan Lagares’ thumb...
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Tonight, the Mets will finish up their series against the Atlanta Braves and play their last home game of the season. Robert Gsellman will take on Sean Newcomb at 7:10 p.m. Last night, the Mets were trailing 3-0 to former Mets ace R.A. Dickey. In the seventh, Kevin Plawecki swatted a two-run home run to get the Mets on the board. Plawecki continues to impress since his recall. Asdrubal Cabrera...
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The New York Mets (68-90) defeated the Atlanta Braves (71-86) by a score of 4-3 at Citi Field Tuesday evening. Pitching: Rafael Montero took the mound for the Mets tonight and didn’t have his best stuff early but was able to settle down and turn in a quality start. All in all, Montero went six innings, allowing three runs while walking two and striking out three. The Braves got to Montero early....
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The Mets are reportedly ready to move on without Terry Collins, but the manager doesn’t want to leave on a sour note. Collins, 68, is without a contract for the 2018 season, but wants to remain in baseball and with the Mets specifically, according to Matt Ehalt of the Record. “I’m going to be somewhere. If after we have discussions, if it feels I shouldn’t be here, then I won’t be,”...
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP R.A. Dickey (10-10, 4.32) vs, RHP Rafael Montero (5-11, 5.30) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 The Mets and Braves played two yesterday and they split the bill. The Braves beat the Mets 9-2 in a game that saw Flexen struggle and McGowan add fuel to the fire. In the other game, the Mets won 3-2 as Lugo tossed...
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If there was any speculation on whether or not Matt Harvey would be back next season, it’s all over now. According to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag, the Mets will tender the starting pitcher a contract for 2018, a source familiar to the situation said. It’s no secret that Harvey, 28, is having the worst season of his career while trying to recover from surgery to relieve thoracic outlet...
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