The one word you will always hear when it comes to conversations about the New York Mets is “injuries.” With MLB players on this team spending over 1,100 days on the DL this season, it becomes very clear why. This year has been among the worst handled between the Noah Syndergaard lat situation in April to the return of Yoenis Cespedes before he was even able to run the bases well in...
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Travis Taijeron hit 135 home runs across seven minor league seasons, but on Friday, he clubbed his first in a major league uniform. The 28-year-old rookie dug into the box to lead off the second for the Mets against Amir Garrett and promptly parked a longball over the left field fence. An all-or-nothing type hitter, Taijeron hasn’t had much success at the dish since debuting on Aug. 26,...
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Jose Reyes clubbed home runs No. 100 and No. 101 in a Mets uniform on Friday night as the infielder continues to finish his season strong, posting a .852 OPS in 52 games since June 27. With New York shipping off a majority of its veterans after their season fell apart, Reyes was left as one of the remaining old-timers in the clubhouse. The 34-year-old had gone 18 for his last 48 with a .474 OBP...
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Unlike the last two Septembers, the Mets are playing meaningless baseball the remainder of the season. Still, the team refuses to tank. After taking two of three from the Phillies earlier this week, New York has secured victories in the first two games of a four game series against the Reds to open up the weekend. An important contributor from the Mets playoff run last season was on the hill...
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It hasn’t been the smoothest of sailing for right-hander Chris Flexen, who is still trying to adjust to making the jump from Double-A to the majors. The 23-year-old is 3-4 with a 7.85 ERA in eight starts for the Mets since making his major league debut on July 27. This includes allowing seven earned runs in back-to-back starts. If it wasn’t for all the injuries the Mets have...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Tonight, New York will look to take the series from the Cincinnati Reds at 7:10 p.m. Rafael Montero will oppose Homer Bailey and his 7.24 ERA. Last night, the Mets beat the Reds 5-1 thanks to strong pitching and home runs from Jose Reyes and Travis Taijeron. Seth Lugo had six scoreless innings while working out of several jams. AJ Ramos notched save No. 27 on the year...
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