Jay Bruce has been pretty good this season. He has 23 home runs and 59 RBI at the break to go along with a nifty-looking .872 OPS. Although he was almost unplayable in 2016 for the New York Mets, Bruce has bounced back to make the deadline deal with the Cincinnati Reds last season look like a clear win for Sandy Alderson. While the trade caused some outfield playing time issues, the Mets got a...
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A small victory Mets fans: Michael Conforto got a hit in the Mid-Summer Classic on Tuesday and Aaron Judge did not. While I’m mostly kidding, Conforto went 1-for-2 at the dish for the National League after coming in as a defensive replacement for Marcell Ozuna in the sixth inning. An inning later, Conforto blooped a single to central to collect a base knock in his first All-Star game....
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Good Morning, Mets Fans! The All Star Game was last night and Michael Conforto went 1-for-2 with a single in the seventh but struck out against Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning. The AL won 2-1 in the tenth inning on Robinson Cano’s home run. Latest Mets News Kristie Ackert talks about Daniel Murphy and Justin Turner reconnecting in Miami as two post-Mets All Stars. MLB Trade Rumors...
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The American League All-Stars defeated the National League All-Stars 2-1 in the 88th MLB All-Star Game. The last MLB All-Star Game to end 2-1 in extra innings was 50 years ago on this very same day. Pitching: National League Max Scherzer left it all out there in his only inning of work as he struck out both Aaron Judge and George Springer easily on fastballs. Pat Neshek was the first man out of...
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Well, it’s that time of the year! The Mid-Summer Classic will take place tonight at 8 p.m. in Miami, with the National League squaring off against the American League. Since the “This Time It Counts” initiative put forth in 2004, 10 of 13 teams with home field advantage have won the World Series. For the first time in 13 years, the game will be played for nothing but league...
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This is the second installment of the first-half report cards for the New York Mets where we will focus on the outfield corps. Monday, Logan Barer posted grades for Mets catchers and infielders which can be found here. These are consensus grades among MMO’s editors – Myself, Michael Mayer, Barer, and Joe D. Michael Conforto – Let’s start with the Mets singular All-Star. The...
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