The New York Mets announced that they have called up Logan Verrett from Triple-A Las Vegas and activated him to the 25 man roster. Verrett was scratched from his start for Las Vegas last night and took an overnight flight to NYC. Verrett, 26, was 3-4 with the Mets with a 4.02 ERA and 1.438 WHIP in 19 appearances including four starts. He made one start for Las Vegas, tossing 6.0 scoreless...
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Las Vegas 51s (38-33) 6 vs. Reno Aces 3 BOX SCORE The 51s won their fourth in a row on Tuesday. Logan Verrett was scheduled to start but was scratched because the Colon injury and is on his way to New York. Dilson Herrera 2B: 2 for 5, 2 R, K .291/.339/.491 Brandon Nimmo CF: 1 for 3, R, SB, 2 BB, K .332/.407/.506 Eric Campbell 1B-3B: 1 for 4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K .281/.397/.484 Travis Taijeron RF: 1...
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Hansel Robles and the Mets’ bullpen pitched spectacularly during New York’s 2-1 win over Kansas City. The bullpen pitched 8.2 innings while allowing only one run after Bartolo Colon left the game in the first inning with an injury. Colon was hit on his pitching hand by a line drive, but Robles fired 3.2 innings of one run ball in relief while striking out six. It was the longest...
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After the Atlanta Braves took a broom to the Mets at Citi Field last weekend, the Amazins got the perfect antidote from their bullpen after Kansas City Royals leadoff batter Whit Merrifield ripped a liner off of Bartolo Colon’s right thumb. “The first thought that popped into my head was, ‘God, please don’t let this be a broken thumb,’ because I just had never been hit...
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The Mets (37-32) defeated the Kansas City Royals (38-32) by a score of 2-1 tonight at Citi Field. Pitching: Bartolo Colon toed the rubber for the Mets this evening, but unfortunately Big Sexy only made it through one batter as Royals’ lead-off man Whit Merrifield drilled Colon with a comebacker, forcing him to leave the game. The Mets turned to Hansel Robles to pitch in a long relief...
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The New York Mets today announced the club has signed its first-round pick from the 2016 First-Year Player Draft RHP Justin Dunn and its third-round selection third baseman Blake Tiberi. Dunn and Tiberi will report to Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League. Dunn, 20, went 4-2 with a 2.06 ERA (15 earned runs/65.2 innings) in 18 games, eight starts for Boston College as a junior this year. He...
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