The last time Jose Reyes played left field was in 2000 as a teenager in the Mets farm system. Whether Reyes is on the team next year remains to be seen, but the Mets are trying whatever they can now as they stumble towards the finish line. “I thought if we’re going to put him out there, put him in a place where it’s a little bit easier to roam around,” Mets manager Terry Collins said before the...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Tonight, the New York Mets will take on Cincinnati Reds at 7:10 p.m. The probable starters will be Rafael Montero and Homer Bailey. Yesterday, Chris Flexen started and was hit hard in the first. Scott Schebler hit a grand slam off him and there wasn’t much offense from the Mets to counter the Reds. Dominic Smith got a couple hits including a two-run single....
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The New York Mets (57-74) were defeated by the Cincinnati Reds (56-76) by a score of 14-4 at Great American Ball Park Tuesday evening. Pitching: Chris Flexen took the hill for the Mets tonight and had a rough outing. All in all, Flexen went 4.2 innings allowing seven runs while walking four and striking out four. The Reds got to Flexen right away tonight in the bottom of the first inning. The...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Great American Ball Park • Cincinnati, OH RHP Chris Flexen (3-2, 5.79) vs. RHP Sal Romano (3-5, 4.96) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets head to Ohio to start a series with the Reds after splitting a four game set with the Nationals. Almost as important as splitting the doubleheader, the Mets got a day off before this series so they...
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The Mets are sending many players to the Arizona Fall League this offseason. So far, the prospects heading out west include Tomas Nido, Luis Guillorme, David Thompson and Kevin Kaczmarski. All four of those players are with Double-A Binghamton this season, a team that has made the playoffs. After Nido hit .320 last season, he has had a down year in 2017 having hit just .237/.293/.366 with eight...
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Speaking with ESPN’s Andrew Marchand, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred addressed the possibility of having balls and strikes called by computers when the technology is made available. “As a technological matter, I believe we will get to the point that balls and strikes can be called in real time by a machine,” Manfred said. “I think you have to make that bet, if you have...
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