The New York Mets announced today that they have activated closer Jeurys Familia off the restricted list. Familia pitched a perfect inning on Monday for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and a perfect inning for the St. Lucie Mets on Saturday. Familia, 27, was serving a 15-game suspension stemming from a domestic incident last Halloween. Charges were dropped against Familia in December after his wife...
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Aaron Nola (1-0, 3.27) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (1-0, 0.95) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets and Phillies battle it out for the rubber game tonight! After losing the series opener, the Mets bounced back last night with a come from behind (twice!) victory. Robert Gsellman was finally dealing but the Mets were in a 2-0...
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You probably cringe when Jose Reyes’ .094 batting average is shown on SNY every time he steps up to the plate. It’s no secret that Reyes has been abysmal this season, and his slash line of .094/.186/.132 is proof positive of that. Reyes is off to the worst start of his big-league career, and that career may be in serious jeopardy if he doesn’t start hitting soon. Even as bad as...
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Steven Matz and Seth Lugo have began throwing programs as they look to get back healthy and help the Mets pitching staff Mets pitching pitching coach, Dan Warthen told Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News that both Matz and Lugo threw on Wednesday without any issues. Matz had been shut down with what he called a strained flexor tendon in his throwing arm and Lugo had been shut down when...
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It is only 15 games into the season, but the Mets have a number of key decisions to be made today. The most pressing deals with Jeurys Familia being eligible to be returned to the major league roster after his 15 game domestic violence suspension. Given the state of the Mets bullpen, the Mets will waste little time adding Familia to the roster. The question is who gets sent down. Rafael Montero...
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Jay Bruce never really had a chance to get comfortable in blue and orange. So many times, Mets fans have seen top tier talent come to Queens and falter, including another J.B. who fans have yet to forget about. When Jay Bruce came over from Cincinnati and didn’t immediately perform, fans were ready to ship him out of town from whence he came. This winter between the front office and fans...
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