Tonight marks what very well could be the most interesting and certainly the most important start of Matt Harvey’s career. Harvey is coming off a tumultuous five days of turmoil between his agent, his team, his fans and himself. The debates have been heated. The arguments have been vicious. The fans have been rabid. Everyone has been out for Matt Harvey over the last week and in many...
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The Mets today promoted right-hander Tim Stauffer who was 4-1 with a 2.48 ERA and 1.031 WHIP in eight starts this year for the Las Vegas 51’s. The Mets signed Stauffer on July 30th after he was released on June 17th from the Minnesota Twins. Stauffer struggled earlier this year for the Twins pitching to a 7.80 ERA in 13 games out of the bullpen. He pitched out of the Padres bullpen...
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The Mets announced they have recalled infielder Dilson Herrera, catcher Johnny Monell and RHP Logan Verrett from Triple-A Las Vegas following Monday’s game. The Las Vegas 51’s season came to a close after they were eliminated from postseason play, so the timing here made sense. Verrett appeared in 10 games for the Mets in 2015, going 1-0 with a save and a 1.93 ERA. He made a spot...
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The New York Mets (76-61) defeated the Washington Nationals (71-66) by a score of 8-5 on Monday afternoon in DC, extending their first place lead in the NL East to 5 games. Pitching: In the biggest start of his career, Jon Niese was unable to pitch out of the 4th inning. After tossing 3 scoreless innings, he fell victim to Mets-killer Wilson Ramos, who crushed a curveball to left field for a...
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The New York Mets today announced that the club will start the 2016 regular season with a two-game road series vs. the Kansas City Royals Monday, April 4 and Wednesday, April 6 at Kansas City. Opening Day at Citi Field will be on Friday, April 8 vs. the Philadelphia Phillies. The initial homestand will feature opening weekend vs. the Phillies, April 8-10 followed by a three-game set vs. the...
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Lot’s going on in Washington DC today as the Mets get ready to play their biggest series of the year. How big? Terry Collins called this series “the first round of the playoffs” for the New York Mets. Here’s a complete rundown of what Collins and GM Sandy Alderson had to say to reporters at Nationals Park before the start of this afternoon’s game. Terry Collins: The...
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