The 2017 World Baseball Classic is now in full swing with all four pools finally in action after Thursday night.Italy (1-0) 10, Mexico (0-1) 9 Pool DThe Italian team rallied to score five runs off Roberto Osuna and Oliver Perez in the ninth inning to win in walk-off fashion.Brandon Nimmo started in center field and led off for Italy, he went 1 for 5 with an RBI single in the ninth. Mets infield...
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It seems like the New York Mets DFA or trade at least one somewhat notable player every year. Last year, it was Antonio Bastardo, who was a total bust of a free-agent signing. Recent past examples of this include Shaun Marcum, Chris Young and even the great Brandon Lyon come to mind as guys who had big-league deals that the Mets dumped due to poor performance in the Alderson era. Other guys who...
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Good Morning Mets Fans. The day has come for Zack Wheeler to make his Grapefruit League debut as he will toe the rubber for the Metropolitans at 1:05 PM ET in Champion Stadium. He will be opposed by Lucas Sims and the Atlanta Braves. The game unfortunately will not be broadcasted.Matt Harvey will make his second start of the spring today vs the Houston Astros at First Data Field. Pitching coach,...
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By now, many of you have probably already heard of P.J. Conlon, the Mets’ left-handed pitching prospect, that emigrated from Ireland. However, hat only scratches the surface of who Conlon is.Conlon is actually from Northern Ireland – Belfast to be exact – a city at the center of The Troubles, an ethno-nationalist conflict over whether Northern Ireland belonged to the United...
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The New York Mets tied the Detroit Tigers at 5-5 today in Port St. Lucie at First Data Field.Pitching:Jacob deGrom made his second start of the spring and looked like he was in midseason form with four scoreless innings. He struck out four, didn’t issue a walk and allowed only two hits. He topped out at 95 MPH with his fastball and the movement on his slider was tremendous. Jacob has yet...
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Jacob deGrom takes the mound today for his second start of Grapefruit League action as the New York Mets host the Detroit Tigers at 1:10 PM at First Data Field. Right-hander Anibal Sanchez is expected to start for the Tigers. In his first spring start, deGrom threw two perfect innings with three strikeouts and hit 97 MPH with his fastball. Tough to imagine a better start for the right-hander...
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