According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig could be on the move. Team president Andrew Friedman will consider offers for any player on his roster, including Puig. Reports have surfaced that he’s been a problem in the clubhouse for LA, and they are warming up to the idea of unloading their young superstar. “We’ve talked about this,” one...
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The New York Mets and San Francisco Giants will play the second game of their series tonight at AT&T Park. Bartolo Colon (9-6, 4.55) opposes right-hander Matt Cain (0-1, 9.00) in the 10:15 PM matchup. New York is 3-1 on its six-game, two-city road trip. Following this series the Mets close out the first half with a three-game series vs. Arizona at Citi Field starting on Friday. Having...
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As expected, the Mets announced they have activated RHP Jenrry Mejia from the restricted list. To make room on the 25 man roster, the team optioned RHP Logan Verrett to Triple-A Las Vegas. To clear a spot for Mejia on the 40-man roster, RHP Buddy Carlyle was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. Verrett posted a 0.73 ERA in six appearances over 12.1 innings since joining the bullpen with 12...
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In the 1977 classic film “Oh, God,” Jerry Landers (John Denver) is speaking with God, played by George Burns. Landers asks God about miracles and He replies, “The last miracle I did was the ’69 Mets. Before that you have to go back to The Red Sea.” There’s been a lot of talk about October baseball in Mets circles these days, which after the six previous seasons is a much welcomed...
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It’s been more than eight weeks since Mets lefty starter Jon Niese earned a win, despite a month-long run of spectacular starts. But on Monday, against the reigning World Series champion Giants, the veteran southpaw finally got the “W” and a well deserved one at that. Niese might’ve pitched his best game of the season against the Giants, twirling eight shutout innings and...
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Las Vegas has their game postponed and will make it up today as part of a doubleheader that starts at 8:05 ET at Cashman Field. Portland 5, Binghamton (41-41) 4 Michael Conforto was up in the bottom of the 9th as the winning run with two outs and L.J. Mazzilli on first as the tying run but he was unable to make anything happen as he grounded out to end the game. Conforto was 0-5 with two...
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