As you probably know already, yesterday around 5:20 the Mets dealt Lucas Duda to the Rays in exchange for Drew Smith. Smith was dealt to the Rays earlier this year from the Tigers for outfielder Mikie Mahtook. Smith, 23, is from Fort Worth, Texas, around the same area of Texas as Noah Syndergaard. He went to Dallas Baptist University, also Syndergaard’s college commitment and the same...
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Robert Gsellman made a rehab start for Mets Double-A affiliate the Binghamton Rumble Ponies Thursday night, and I was on hand with my camera. Here are some of my best pictures from the night, a 6-4 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Gsellman did not have the best appearance. After recording a groundout to start the game, he proceeded to then load the bases before walking in a run on four...
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3 UP 1. Cespedes Shows Signs of Life After not having hit a homer in 90 plate appearances, Yoenis Cespedes finally hit a homer on Tuesday. Just for good measure, Cespedes would hit a Little League homer later in the game. In actuality, the Little League home run was a triple and an error. The triple was Cespedes’ second triple in as many games. During the four game set, Cespedes looked...
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On the day that the Mets could have benefited from his bat, 6’ 4” first baseman Lucas Duda was dealt to the Tampa Bay Rays for right-handed relief prospect Drew Smith. The power hitter who was vital to New York’s 2015 World Series run will unfortunately be remembered more for his Game 5 errant throw to the plate than the bevvy of blasts he sent into the center field seats. Duda, who spent...
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Las Vegas 51s (38-67) 7, Nashville Sounds (49-55) 1 Box Score RHP Ricky Knapp (W, 5-12, 6.41) 6.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K RHP Ben Rowen (4.89) 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1K RHP Chase Bradford (4.15) 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H Ricky Knapp won just his fourth game of the season as he pitched well in Thursday night’s win. Knapp tossed 6.2 innings of one run ball and struck out four. Ben Rowen then tossed...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Tonight the New York Mets will continue their West Coast trip and head to the state of Washington to take on the Seattle Mariners at 10:10 p.m. Rafael Montero will have the ball for New York and will be opposed by Last night, the Mets lost 7-5 in Chris Flexen’s debut. Flexen gave up four runs in three innings. In the loss, Jay Bruce hit his 26th home run as part of...
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