New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson addressed the media in Milwaukee before the game on Friday to talk about the health of closer Jeurys Familia. Familia had surgery Friday afternoon and is expected to be out for several months and could possibly miss the rest of the 2017 season. Little details on the surgery yet other than that it wasn’t for thoracic outlet syndrome and was for a...
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Friday, May 12, 2017 • 8:10 p.m. (ET) Miller Park • Milwaukee, WI RHP Matt Harvey (2-2, 5.14) vs. RHP Matt Garza (1-0, 2.55) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets were so close to sweeping the Giants on Wednesday afternoon, but Jeurys Familia blew the save in the 9th and the Mets rally in the 9th couldn’t make up for it. While that’s a tough pill to swallow,...
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The New York Mets announced that first baseman Lucas Duda has been activated off the DL and closer Jeurys Familia has been placed on the 10-day disabled list. Familia’s disabled list stint is retroactive to May 11, but no word yet on the extend of Familia’s blood clot in his throwing shoulder. The move restores the Mets bench to five players. Update – May 11 New York Mets first...
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With Jeurys Familia on the shelf and potentially needing surgery, the Mets back-end of the bullpen looks a little suspect. For now, Addison Reed will take the reins as the interim closer, but it’s just a Band-Aid to combat the bleeding. The Mets need someone to round out their bullpen that has struggled thus far in 2017, and Pirates closer Tony Watson should be an option to consider....
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Matt Harvey, rarely referred to the Dark Night these days, returns to the mound Friday night against the Milwaukee Brewers after a nine day layoff. The former ace was suspended by the New York Mets for three days after he failed to show up for a game last Saturday. Newly acquired Tommy Milone instead got the start on Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants and was in position to get the win...
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The New York Mets have been utterly devastated by injuries this year. While there are few positives to the injury bug, one of them is that it has given T.J. Rivera another chance to play everyday. Given Rivera’s success last season, he probably shouldn’t have had to wait so long for his second chance, but once the club re-signed Neil Walker, it was Rivera who was left without a clear role. In...
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