Zack Wheeler finally got a chance to speak with reporters and he did acknowledge he will have Tommy John surgery on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Dr. David Altchek will preform the surgery in New York, and Wheeler expects to return sometime around June of 2016, or about 14 months after having the surgery. “Of course, I’m nervous about it, but you’ve got to do it and have that mindset when...
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Bartolo Colon and the New York Mets will host the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday at Tradition Fielf in a 1:10 PM matchup.(SNY) Colon will be opposed by Cards right-hander Michael Wacha. Cory Mazzoni and Buddy Carlyle are also scheduled to pitch for the Mets. It looks like Bobby Parnell will not pitch Friday after all. The Mets closer is now scheduled to pitch in Saturday’s minor-league game at...
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MLB is finally going to about to allow the ability to stream local baseball games on smartphones and tablets — including Mets games in New York, provided you already subscribe to SNY through a standard cable provider, Josh Kosman of the New York Post reports. “Major League Baseball is expected to announce in the next few days a deal with a national distributor, like a wireless...
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Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com provided an interesting analysis last night of the Mets’ minor league system. Mayo said that the Mets have a lot of talent up and down the minors, but he described it as more “top-heavy” with a total of 12 prospects with an ETA of 2015. Here is his breakdown of the Mets’ highly ranked farm. Biggest jump: Marcos Molina, RHP (2014: Unranked | 2015:...
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The Mets played two split squad games today, and came away with a victory in both matchups. The Mets defeated the Houston Astros at home in Tradition field by a score of 3-1, and the Mets other squad won by a score of 7-2 against the St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter. Pitching: Dillon Gee was solid in his start against Houston, but not spectacular. He allowed no runs and two hits in 3.2 innings....
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The New York Mets return to action with a pair of split-squad games on Thursday. Dillon Gee gets the start facing ex-Met Collin McHugh and the Houston Astros at Tradition Field at 1:10 PM in a game that will be televised on SNY. Jon Niese and the rest of his squad travel to Jupiter to play the St. Louis Cardinals. He will be opposed by left-hander Jaime Garcia in a 1:05 PM matchup that will be...
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