Lucas Duda had an addiction that not too many of us knew about, swinging. Mike Puma of the New York Post spoke with Duda and his hitting coach, Kevin Long on the issue. Duda, was said to take an average of 200 swings between batting practice and the cage on any given day. It took an intervention from Mets officials and David Wright to get him to dwindle that down to 75 swings per day and so far...
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The New York Mets were defeated by the Detroit Tigers by a score of 9-2 this afternoon at Joker Marchant Stadium. Seth Lugo, who started in place of Jacob deGrom, pitched two scoreless frames allowing no hits and a walk while striking out two. Robert Gsellman was hammered for three runs on three hits and three walks in two innings pitched. Hansel Robles fared no better, allowing two runs on...
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The New York Mets travel to Lakeland, Florida to take on the Detroit Tigers on Monday. RHP Jacob deGrom was a late scratch and in his place RHP Seth Lugo will take the mound for the Mets. He will oppose Daniel Norris for the Tigers in a 1:05 PM showdown at Joker Marchant Stadium. Also pitching for the Mets this afternoon are RHP Zack Thornton, RHP Gabriel Ynoa, RHP Mike Hepple and RHP Rainy...
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Second baseman of the future, Dilson Herrera, who came out of Sunday’s 11-0 win over the Marlins after fouling a ball of his left kneecap, is well enough to depart the team’s complex on Monday so he can fly to Panama and play in the World Baseball Classic qualifier for Team Colombia. Herrera, suffered the injury in the top of the ninth while facing Miami Marlin’s pitcher, Bryan...
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As Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reported on Friday, with the loss of their shortstop Jhonny Peralta for two months or longer, the St. Louis Cardinals have certain interest in acquiring infielder Ruben Tejada from the Mets. The New York Mets have made no secret that they have been shopping Tejada this spring and there was even two reports that said he could even be released before Opening Day so...
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Adam Rubin of ESPN New York is reporting that despite having a pair of major-league-ready young catchers, the New York Mets are telling teams they are interested in acquiring a backup catcher to break camp with the big-league club. As reported this morning, the Mets are debating whether Kevin Plawecki should open the season at Triple-A Las Vegas and go with Johnny Monell as the backup to Travis...
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