Paul Blackburn breezed through his first inning of spring training against the Marlins on Wednesday, recording three outs in seven pitches. Four days later, against a much more daunting Red Sox lineup, it was a different story. Blackburn gave up four runs, including a ground-rule double with the bases loaded to Masataka Yoshida in his first frame. Blackburn struggled to the point where, after 23...
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The Mets acquired outfielder Jose Siri early this offseason to improve their outfield defense and inject some overall athleticism into their lineup. He embodies last year’s Harrison Bader with even more speed and probably better glove work. His strong spring training performance so far gives the Mets reason to be optimistic about him as a possible primary center fielder this year. Spring...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Former Mets general manager Billy Eppler took a position as a special advisor for the Milwaukee Brewers last night, according to Andy Martino. Eppler was the Mets general manager from 2021-2023, and held the same position with the Los Angeles Angels before that from 2015-2020. Eppler’s official title with the Brewers is Special Advisor, Scouting and Baseball...
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The New York Mets in the president of baseball operations, David Stearns, era love loading up on hard-throwing pitchers on minor league deals, and that’s why the Mets brought in Yacksel Ríos in January 2024. Ríos, who leans on his mid-to-upper 90 mph fastball, fits that bill perfectly. Ríos was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2011 out of high school. He made his major league debut in...
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The New York Mets got a look at Paul Blackburn this afternoon as they faced Walker Buehler and the Boston Red Sox at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. Blackburn struggled, but flashes of life from the offense factored into the Mets’ 6-4 loss. Blackburn had a rough outing, surrendering four earned runs and two walks while facing six batters over 23 pitches. He was pulled after just 1/3...
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Sunday, March 2, 2025 • 1:05 PM JetBlue Park • Ft Myers, FL RHP Paul Blackburn (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Walker Buehler (0-0, -.–) WHSQ 880 AM (Mets Radio) The New York Mets were firing on all cylinders in Saturday’s win against the Tampa Bay Rays; the Mets third win in a row! Now, the Mets look to get a winning record for the first time this spring since the first day of spring. This weekend...
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