According to Brooklyn Cyclones beat writer Mark Suleymanov, the Cincinnati Reds wanted pitching prospect Thomas Szapucki included in the Jay Bruce deal, but the Mets balked at including him in the trade. Szapucki, a Toms River, New Jersey native, was just named to MiLB Pipeline’s Prospect Team of the Week for the third time in his brief seven game 2016 season. Quite the feat for the young...
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Update – Aug 2 The Mets announced that Juan Lagares underwent successful surgery on Monday to repair the torn ligament in his left thumb. Team doctors say it will be a six-week recovery before Lagares can resume baseball activities. The Mets signed Justin Ruggiano to a major league deal to replace Lagares on Saturday, but he pulled up lame on Monday night with a strained hamstring and was...
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The Mets added outfielder Jay Bruce and LHP Jonathon Niese to the 25-Man roster. The club also recalled infielder Ty Kelly and LHP Josh Edgin from Triple-A Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League. New York also optioned outfielder Brandon Nimmo and RHP Seth Lugo to Las Vegas and placed infielder Asdrubal Cabrera and outfielder Justin Ruggiano on the 15-Day DL. Bruce, 29, a three-time All-Star, is...
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Tuesday, August 2, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (7-3, 3.16 ERA) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (6-5, 2.56 ERA) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Last night was a good example of “You can never get enough runs”. After going up early 1-0, the Mets found themselves down 3-1 and then 3-2. Reynolds hit a 3 run homer in an inning where the Mets sent 9 batters to the...
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The New York Mets and their fans are hoping Jay Bruce’s arrival to Citi Field is not posthumous for their season. They enter play after last nights loss to the Yankees 7.5 Games back in the division and 2.5 out of the second wildcard spot. They are further out of contention for a division crown then their opponents, who ironically were sellers at the deadline. The Mets are also rapidly...
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The New York Mets look woefully bad at the plate with runners in scoring position. Is it Kevin Long’s fault? Absolutely not. However, he needs to be fired anyway. It’s fair to say that it is unfair to criticize or blame the coach, but in this case, a change must be made for the sake of change and to change the negative discourse surrounding the team. Although it is arguable whether...
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