Just before the Mets made a surprising move to acquire AJ Ramos from Miami, the Nationals made a splash this evening by acquiring utility player Howie Kendrick from the Phillies for minor league pitcher McKenzie Mills and international bonus money. A short time later, the Phillies dealt another one of their significant pieces — pitcher Jeremy Hellickson — to Baltimore, according to...
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The Mets make the trip up the West Coast to face the Mariners tonight. Last night the Mets lost Flexen’s major league debut despite a 4-run 7th that brought the game within 2 runs featuring a 2-run homer from Jay Bruce. Last night also marked the first time the Mets played in the post-Duda era. The Mets right now are looking at playing Bruce at first and recalled Neil Walker from rehab as...
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In their second roster move of the day, the New York Mets announced they’ve activated Brandon Nimmo from the disabled list and optioned right-hander Tyler Pill to Las Vegas. Nimmo was placed on the DL on July 8 with a partially collasped lung. The 24-year-old outfielder is hitting .350/.458/.400 in only 20 major league at-bats om 2017. Pill, who had pitched two innings in each of the last...
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The New York Mets announced that they have activated infielder Neil Walker off the 10-day disabled list and have placed T.J. Rivera on the DL with a partial tear of the UCL in his right elbow. Walker had been on the DL since mid-June with a partial tear of his hamstring. He is hitting .270/.352/.468 in 60 games this season for the Mets. Neil went 5 for 19 during his rehab stint with the Las...
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The New York Mets announced today that outfield prospect Desmond Lindsay underwent Ulnar Nerve Transposition surgery this morning at The Hospital for Special Surgery in Manahattan. This is the same surgery that Jacob deGrom had last year. The Mets second-round pick in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for Spring Training. He was placed on the 7-day...
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The Tampa Bay Rays made two trades on Thursday picking up first baseman Lucas Duda from the New York Mets and lefty reliever Dan Jennings from the Chicago White Sox. They continued dealing today, receiving right-handed reliever Steve Cishek from the Seattle Mariners for righty swingman Erasmo Ramirez. Cishek, 31, has a 3.15 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 15 strikeouts compared to seven walks in 20 innings...
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