After the Mets lost their fourth game in a row yesterday, Terry Collins said he remains hopeful the Mets will turn it around. Collins told reporters the Mets can put this stretch behind them if they can finish the home stand strong. ”What is it, four in a row? That’s not going in the right direction,” the Mets manager said. ”But, as I told them last night, if we win the...
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Update – 11:39 PM According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians have agreed in principle on a trade that would send Jonathan Lucroy to the Indians for four prospects. Three of the players heading to Milwaukee are highly regarded catching prospect Francisco Mejia, shortstop prospect Yu-Cheng Chang and outfield prospect Greg Allen. The fourth player...
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The New York Mets (53-50) were defeated tonight by the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field by a score of 7-2. Pitching: Bartolo Colon toed the rubber for the Mets this evening on three day’s rest, and didn’t fare too well, getting touched up for five runs on seven hits while striking out four and walking one. The Mets gave Colon an early 2-0 lead, but the veteran righty gave the lead back...
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During Saturday night’s 7-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Wilmer Flores hit what looked like his 11th home run of the season, a deep shot to left field to lead off the ninth inning. However, as left fielder David Dahl went back to the wall to try and catch it, a young fan reached over the fence and caught the ball. The third-base umpire Chris Guccione ruled it a home run, but as Flores...
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The New York Mets officially retired Mike Piazza’s #31 in a special pre-game ceremony on Saturday, July 30 at Citi Field. The Mets have four other retired numbers (#37 for Casey Stengel, #14 for Gil Hodges, #41 for Tom Seaver and #42 retired by every MLB team for Jackie Robinson). Mets players all wore jerseys and hats featuring a special Mike Piazza patch. 2016 Mets Congratulate Mike and...
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The New York Mets today announced that the club has signed outfielder Justin Ruggiano to a major league contract. Ruggiano will be in uniform tonight, wear #1 and is active for tonight’s game versus the Rockies. To make room on the active roster, the Mets have placed infielder Jose Reyes on the 15-Day Disabled List with a left oblique strain, retroactive to July 27. To make room on the 40-man...
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