The Mets are off tonight and will play a double header on Saturday due to Hurricane Harvey. Yesterday, nothing went right for the Mets. Jacob deGrom was shaky and the Mets offense found no success against Robert Stephenson. Brandon Nimmo got a hit and RBI in the loss. His OBP is up to .368 and wRC+ is at an even 100. The big news late last night was Justin Verlander getting traded to the Houston...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, reported that 15 major league teams requested seats last night to watch Shohei Otani pitch but the New York Mets were not among them. Teams that were in attendance include the New York Yankees (Brian Cashman), San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays and Cincinnati Reds. Otani (or as some call him,...
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The Mets (58-75) were defeated by the Cincinnati Reds (57-77) by a score of 7-2 Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. Offense Both runs were scored by Jose Reyes today, who hit leadoff again. He hit a ground-rule double to begin the game, and after being moved to third by Amed Rosario, Asdrubal Cabrera brought him in with a sacrifice fly. The other run came on a Brandon Nimmo single...
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The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have acquired outfielder Justin Upton from the Detroit Tigers for pitching prospect Grayson Long. Upton, 30, is hitting .279/.362/.542 with 37 doubles, 28 home runs and 94 RBI in 125 games this season. Also had 10 defensive runs saved in left field for the Tigers. Upton can opt-out of his deal this contract this offseason. If the slugger decides to stay with the...
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As of Sept. 1, all 30 Major League teams can expand their rosters from 25 to 40. If a team wishes to use a player on its postseason roster, they must be in the majors as of the first. For the other teams who won’t be making the playoffs, such as the Mets, it is still beneficial in an audition format and to take some stress off the guys that have been gutting it out all season. Here are...
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Thursday, August 31, 2017 • 12:35 p.m. Great American Ball Park • Cincinnati, OH RHP Jacob deGrom (14-7, 3.39) vs. RHP Robert Stephenson (2-4, 5.81) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets and Reds wrap up their series this afternoon with a rubber game. After losing the opener in a huge way, the Mets won in a surprising fashion last night. Rafael Montero, owner of a WHIP...
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