You couldn’t have written a much more perfect script if you were Brandon Sproat. In his spring debut, the Mets No. 1 prospect faced the minimum, retiring all six Nationals he faced. He allowed no hits, no runs, no walks, no hit-batters; just six up, six down, and he needed just 19 pitches to do so. Of those 19 pitches, just 6 were balls. He threw 13 strikes, including on a 99mph sinker to retire...
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Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Francisco Lindor appeared on the show Foul Territory, where he was asked if he takes it upon himself to push younger players on the team. Lindor responded, “I talk a lot of s—.” It’s no secret that Lindor is in pursuit of a World Series championship with the Mets, and he’s done a great job building up the young prospects on the...
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No. 15: Blade Tidwell, RHP B/T: R/R Age: 23 (6/8/2001) Height: 6’4″ Weight: 207 Acquired: Second round of the 2022 draft out of the University of Tennessee ETA: 2025 2024 Stats: Triple-A Syracuse: 85 IP, 19 G (17 GS), 5.93 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 77 SO, 53 BB – Double-A Binghamton: 37 1/3 IP, 7 G (5 GS), 2.41 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 44 SO, 11 BB Overview The Mets selected Blade Tidwell in the second...
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Top Mets pitching prospect Brandon Sproat will start the year at Triple-A Syracuse, but he did his best Friday to leave an impression on Carlos Mendoza with two perfect innings against the Washington Nationals in a 7-0 victory at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Fla. “It was a blast,” Sproat told SNY from the dugout after his outing. “Go out there and just stay on the attack and...
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Friday, February 28, 2025 • 1:10 PM Clover Park • Port St. Lucie, FL LHP Shinnosuke Ogasawara (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Brandon Sproat (0-0, -.–) SNY Huge day for Mets fans – we can actually watch the game this afternoon! After several days on the road with limited coverage and yesterday’s home game that had no TV or radio coverage, the Mets will be back on our TV sets this afternoon as they...
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Clay Holmes was back on the mound for his second start of the spring against the Houston Astros on Thursday in Port St. Lucie, and he did not disappoint. Coming off the three scoreless innings he threw last Sunday, Holmes matched that exact output against Houston. He gave up just one hit and walked one batter while striking out two in the Mets’ 5-0 win. Holmes has proved through these last two...
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