Historic Grayson Stadium, Savannah, GA According to a report by Adam Rubin, Mets are semi-officially stating that their Single-A affiliate, the Savannah Sand Gnats, are ceasing their occupancy in Savannah, Georgia on October 1st, 2015. and will be relocating to a brand new, state of the art stadium located in Columbia, South Carolina. The Mets are not cutting their affiliation with the Sand...
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General manager Sandy Alderson acknowledged that bumping Matt Harvey from the home opener at Citi Field was in part based on maximizing ticket sales. From Adam Rubin: “You’re assuming people are more interested in seeing Harvey pitch than Jacob. That’s probably true, but not something that I would acknowledge.” As for selling extra tickets for Day 2 being a secondary...
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It may only be spring training, but David Wright is starting to look like his old self again. In Sunday’s game against the Yankees, Wright launched an opposite field home run off of CC Sabathia. Then on Tuesday, Wright went 1-for-3 and blasted a towering two-run homer off Collin McHugh, his third of the spring. His average now stands at .303 with a .565 slugging and .916 OPS. A thing of...
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The Mets announced that left-handed relief pitcher Jack Leathersich was optioned down to minor league camp. Leathersich was among the handful of candidates in camp all vying to fill the lefty relief void created when the Mets lost Josh Edgin to Tommy John surgery. In eight relief appearances this spring, Leathersich posted a 9.64 ERA in 4.2 innings pitched, striking out four while walking five...
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The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie by a score of 4-3. Pitching: Dillon Gee pitched 4 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits and one walk, while striking out 1 Astro. He was relieved by Buddy Carlyle, who gave up 1 run. Dario Alvarez pitched a scoreless inning. Zack Thornton served up a solo home run to Jake Marisnick in the 7th, but then recorded the...
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The New York Mets desperately need left-handed relief help, but Joe Beimel is not a consideration, a team source confirmed to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. Another team source told Mike Puma that the Mets are not likely to add another lefty reliever before opening day. So basically, what we have to work with is whatever’s in camp. March 23 Left-handed reliever Joe Beimel has just been...
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