Neil Walker has taken the Mets by surprise in the first month of the season. A player who normally struggled from the right side of the plate, has proven so far to no longer have those issues. Not only is he hitting left-handed pitching, but doing so with power. Walker, 30, crushed two homers last night in the Mets’ 11-1 defeat of the Philadelphia Phillies. Both came off left-handed...
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Logan Verrett has completed his mission for the New York Mets for the time being, filling in successfully for Jacob deGrom as he battles back from a lat issue and family emergency. You could not have asked for anymore from the spot starter as Verrett put up zeroes in both of his starts. In two starts, Logan pitched to a 1-0 record with a measley 0.69 ERA. He struck out 11 and had a WHIP of 1.08....
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The Mets (7-6) defeated the Philadelphia Phillies (6-9) by a score of 11-1 tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Offense: The Mets offense erupted for eleven runs tonight on the strength of six home runs, which has become a reoccurring theme recently. Michael Conforto launched a two-run shot to right field to give the Mets an immediate lead in the first inning. Yoenis Cespedes, who has been on fire...
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Right-hander Jacob deGrom threw 71 pitches in a simulated game at the Mets complex in Port St. Lucie on Tuesday afternoon. He is scheduled to make his next start on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Matt Harvey and Steven Matz will pitch the first two games of the weekend series. Original Report – April 18 Happy news on the Jacob deGrom front, as the Mets right-hander and...
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 • 7:05 p.m. Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA RHP Logan Verrett (0-0, 1.29) vs. RHP Vince Velasquez (2-0, 0.00) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets rolled into Philly last night and when it was over they left Citizens Bank Park winning 4 of their last 5 games and returning to the .500 mark for the season. David Wright started the game off with a bang hitting his...
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Baseball players tend to disappear after retirement. Without the spotlight of national media, or admiration of thousands of fans, they fade back into mainstream society. They leave only memories, and their absence from the game makes it easy to forget that these guys we watched on TV are still real people. My mission is to make fans remember these forgotten players by seeking them out and...
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