Jay Bruce denied a report by the Dayton Daily News that he did not want to be traded to New York under any circumstances. Bruce admitted the Big Apple wasn’t his preference, but that the report was exaggerated. “That’s not how it went,” he said. “I got a chance to come play in a playoff race, and I’m so happy to be here,” Bruce said. “Things get misconstrued, obviously. Yes, New York...
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The New York Mets (71-66) defeated the Washington Nationals (79-57) by a score of 5-1 at Citi Field Sunday evening. With a Cardinals win, the Mets will remain within one game of the second wild card spot with both the Cardinals and Pirates going head to head starting tomorrow. Pitching: Seth Lugo was on the mound for the Mets tonight and this was easily his most impressive start yet. Seth...
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Last night, St. Lucie Mets catcher Tomas Nido went 3-4 raising his batting average from .308 to .316. With that impressive performance, Nido passed Chace Numata, a catcher in the Phillies organization, in the race for the 2016 Florida State League batting title. After a 3-5 performance today, the final day of the season, Nido raised his batting average to .320 thereby cementing the batting...
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Sunday, September 4, 2016 • 8:08 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Reynaldo Lopez (2-2, 5.33) vs. RHP Seth Lugo (2-2, 2.60) ESPN • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets won a close one last night and now find themselves only a game behind the Cardinals for that second Wild Card spot, as they continue their series with Washington. The Mets have won 10 of their last 14 games and are 6-3 so far on...
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Today I have an early show before the Mets-Nats game on ESPN I talk about the “Wild Card Muck” and how now the Mets must make this a race with St. Louis if they are to have a realistic shot at being the second Wild Card. They can no longer fall behind Pittsburgh and Miami after leap frogging them during a solid week of baseball. The Mets would not be within a game of the Cards if not for Jose...
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Noah Syndergaard has endeared himself to the legions of Met fans who tune in to every start he makes, hoping he turns in a brilliant performance and dazzles with double-digit strikeouts with his near triple-digit average fastball. And while the man dubbed “Thor” has certainly hit the ground running since his major league debut back in May of 2015, there is one obstacle Syndergaard...
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