Norichika Aoki has long been a very underrated player. He has bounced around seven teams since his debut in 2012 with a .285/.350/.388 career slash line. His most recent stop was with the Mets and since joining the Amazin’s, he has been worth every penny of his league-minimum salary. In his first eight games in New York, he has hit .303/.361/.424 with ten hits, four doubles, and one stolen...
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Tonight, the Mets will head to the windy and deep dish city to take on the Chicago Cubs at 8:05 p.m. Robert Gsellman gets the ball while the Cubs will turn to Jose Quintana Latest Mets News Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com answered questions from fans about the Mets. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Braves hired Adam Fisher from the Mets to be their assistant to the GM. Latest NL East...
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3 UP 1. D’Arnaud Responds Since he’s been called up, Kevin Plawecki has been a dramatically different player. With each and every hit he gets, he puts more pressure on Travis d’Arnaud, and really the Mets organization as the team looks to decide who will be the catcher in 2018. Well, d’Arnaud has answered the challenge. Since Plawecki has been called up, d’Arnaud...
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Time does not heal all wounds. The pain of what happened on September 11th, 2001 has not subsided. We can put the tragedy of what took place on that day in the back of our minds, but we can never put it out of our hearts. Lets take some time to remember those victims and honor them. Let’s also take a few minutes to remember and honor those who still put their lives on the line every single...
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After Jay Bruce and Curtis Granderson were traded, Michael Conforto and Yoenis Cespedes got injured. Finally, it was time to see what Juan Lagares and Brandon Nimmo could do if they played every day. Both have impressed, but one of them has been particularly impressive offensively. I’ll give you a hint — he smiles a lot. This season, Nimmo is batting .282/.413/.409 with three home...
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Jeurys Familia underwent surgery in May to fix blood clots in his right shoulder. After some successful rehab appearances in the minor leagues, he made his return to Major League action on August 26th against the Nationals. That game did not go well as he allowed three earned runs off four hits and two walks in just one inning of work. His next time out went a lot better as he pitched 1.2...
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