According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports Atlanta Braves have acquired right-handed pitchers Bronson Arroyo and highly regarded Touki Toussaint from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for infielder Philip Gosselin. The D’Backs were motivated in dumping Arroyo and the approximate guaranteed $11 million owed to him through 2016. Arroyo is currently rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and...
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I looked up at my parents. My mom gripped my dad’s arm, patting his back lovingly. My dad stood, gazing down, dabbing his eyes. My family made the somber journey to the cemetery on Long Island a few times during the year, usually around the Jewish holidays and always on Father’s Day. I followed my father’s sight-line, reading the inscription on the marble gravestones. I had no memory of my...
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The Mets (36-34) were defeated by the Atlanta Braves (34-35) by a score of 6-4 tonight at Turner Field. The Mets loaded the bases in the first inning to put immediate pressure on Braves starter Williams Perez. Curtis Granderson and Ruben Tejada singled, and Michael Cuddyer was hit by a pitch. Travis d’Arnaud then drove in a pair with a single to give the Mets an early 2-0 lead. The Braves...
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The New York Mets will look to snap their three-game skid and get back on track Saturday night at Turner Field. Rookie righthander Noah Syndergaard (2-4, 3.76) will take on the stopper role and will oppose fellow righty Williams Perez (3-0, 2.29) for the Braves at 7:10 PM. The Mets are 0-3 on their current road trip and 10-22 on the road this season, including 3-14 in the team’s last 17 road...
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(Updated 6/20) Andy Martino of the Daily News argues that the Mets need to upgrade their bullpen at the trading deadline in addition to their lineup. “You think?” one team official said on Tuesday, when asked if the Mets needed to acquire a reliever. Martino says that the Mets do not have a solid 8th inning option to compliment their dominating closer Jeurys Familia. “Is there any way the...
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Right-hander Zack Wheeler stopped by and visited with his teammates in Atlanta on Friday as they began a weekend series with the Braves. Wheeler, who is in the recovery phase of his return from Tommy John surgery, told reporters he expects to start throwing a baseball next month. For now he’s been doing a lot of running and conditioning exercises while he rehabs at the team’s...
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