With the Mets having the day off before they start their homestand, we’ll follow along with the Mets’ minor league affiliates on Thursday night. The FCL Mets won 10-6 earlier on Thursday, getting two hits from Jeremy Rodríguez and two home runs from Julio Zayas. Here are the matchups tonight and when they start: Syracuse Mets (28-17) vs. Scranton Wilkes-Barre RaikRiders (30-16)...
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No. 2 Drew Gilbert, OF B/T: L/L, Age: 23 (9/27/2000) Height: 5’9, Weight: 195 lbs Acquired: Via trade with Houston Astros at 2023 Trade Deadline Previous Rank: NA 2023 Stats (AA Binghamton): 35 G, .325 BA, .984 OPS, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 22 R, 19 BB Disclaimer: All prospects rankings were made in the preseason and have not been adjusted for play in 2024. Drew Gilbert is one of three highly-touted...
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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to the media on Thursday, detailing various changes coming to the majors. The headlining idea was the installment of the Adjusted Balls and Strikes system (ABS) to the majors in the future. “There’s a growing consensus in large part based on what we’re hearing from players that the challenge form should be the form of ABS,” Manfred...
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Can it get any worse for the 2024 New York Mets? Can it? You are probably trying to convince yourselves that it can’t, but based on what we’ve seen over the first two months of the season, this is perhaps just the beginning of the bad times. After all, it will only get worse before it gets better, as the old saying goes. The Mets are the perfect picture of ineptitude right now, and...
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There could potentially be a new threat to the home run derby this year, and his name is Jeff McNeil. The 32-year-old has now gone deep in two straight games, launching his third of the season during the Mets 6-3 loss against the Guardians. The Flying Squirrels’ third long ball came in the top of the second. The second basemen lined a 90 MPH 1-0 pitch just over the right field wall, slicing off...
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Some of the top pitchers in the New York Mets system made debuts at new affiliates Wednesday, with Kade Morris starting for Brooklyn and Nolan McLean starting for Binghamton. The Mets minor league hitters had many home runs on the day, including Ryan Clifford’s first in Double-A. It was a day in the Mets system that saw a combined 36 runs in five games, but the teams had a 2-3 record. So,...
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