Lucas Duda has been placed on the disabled list the team announced on Monday afternoon. Infielder/outfielder Ty Kelly has been called up from Triple-A Las Vegas and added to the 40-man roster. To make room for Kelly, the Mets designated LHP Dario Alvarez for assignment. Duda was examined by Dr. Altchek this morning at the Hospital for Special Surgery and was diagnosed with a stress fracture in...
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Monday, May 23, 2016 • 7:05 p.m. Nationals Park • Washington, D.C. RHP Bartolo Colon (3-3, 3.75) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-1, 1.86) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets head down to DC to avenge the last series against the Nationals that went real south, real fast in the last two games. Since then, the Mets have swept the Brewers and started to rebuild confidence. Upcoming Pitching Matchups...
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Noah Syndergaard was named the National League Player of the Week for the week of May 16-22. He went 2-0 and didn’t allow an earned run over 14.0 innings, didn’t issue a walk and struck out 21. Syndergaard is just the fourth major leaguer to have consecutive starts without allowing an earned run or a walk and record double-digit strikeouts. The others are Nolan Ryan (1987), Jose Fernandez (2014)...
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Cespedes has a 178 wRC+ which ranks No. 1 in MLB When Yoenis Cespedes re-signed with the New York Mets this off-season, fans were elated. Even if it’s just for one season, (Cespedes has the opt-out after 2016) the Mets finally have a legitimate power bat to hit in the middle of the lineup, something the Mets have lacked since the days of Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado. What a difference...
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3 Up 1. Matz Keeps Winning In Friday night’s opener, Steven Matz continued his trend of winning by tossing seven strong innings of three-hit ball while allowing just a two-run homer in the first inning off the bat of Chris Carter. It was Matz’s first start after being skipped due to soreness in his elbow, and he didn’t miss a beat. Two of the three hits Matz gave up were in the first inning and...
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Noah Syndergaard helped complete the New York Mets three game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers using a pitching strategy Matt Harvey successfully utilized last season. Noah Syndergaard (W, 5-2) 7.0 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 11 SO, 0 BB Syndergaard’s overall transition in pitch selection has been obvious, using his newly found sharp, high velocity slider 18% more while throwing his curveball 12% less compared...
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