There will be no Yoenis Cespedes type player coming this year to propel the Mets into the postseason. No mid-season spark to carry the offense to the promised land. Can Cespedes repeat his 2015 second half to propel the team to the playoffs once again. The Yo Show has put up nice numbers this season, hitting to a .290/.370/.565 slash line. He has hit 21 homers to go along with 56 RBI and has...
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According to the New York Mets, David Wright and his wife Molly welcomed their first child, a daughter named Olivia Shea Wright on Saturday. She weighed in at eight pounds, 11 ounces. This is the first child for the Wrights, who were married in December of 2013. Wright, 33, last played with the Mets on May 27 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets brass held out hope that rest would be the...
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RAINED OUT! The New York Mets have announced that tonight’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals has been rained out and rescheduled as part of a single-admission doubleheader tomorrow, Tuesday, July 26 at 4:10 p.m. The second game of the double-header will start approximately 20 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. • Only tickets marked “Tuesday, July 26, 2016 – Game 48” will...
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Mets GM Sandy Alderson spoke to reporters at Citi Field before the game on Monday and said that it’s unlikely that the team will add a starting pitcher or position player and that their focus is on adding a bullpen arm before the trade deadline. “I think realistically, the bullpen is the area we can get someone,” Alderson said. “I enjoy sizzle as much as anybody. But you...
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Las Vegas 51s announced that pitcher Sean Gilmartin has been placed on disabled list with what is being called shoulder “soreness”. No word yet as to the severity or full diagnosis. Though with Matt Harvey in our recent memory, having a not so optimistic outlook can’t be helped. On the season Gilmartin is 9-5 and has a 4.63 ERA with 83 strikeouts and 26 walks in 93.1 innings. In a corresponding...
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Bob Klapisch of The Record spoke to a source familiar with the negotiations between the New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers and was told that a deal that would send Jonathan Lucroy to the Mets is “not happening.” On Sunday, the Daily News reported that the Brewers rejected a straight-up Travis d’Arnaud for Jonathan Lucroy trade offer from the Mets. Original Report – July...
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