Bryce Montes de Oca. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
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Bryce Montes de Oca was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right elbow, Russell Dorsey of Bally Sports reports. The fireballing righty will refrain from throwing for the time being and will be re-evaluated in about a week. More importantly, though, Montes de Oca doesn’t have any ligament damage, which is the best-case scenario for the team.
WBC Scores
Korea 22, China 2 (Final/5)
Dominican Republic 6, Nicaragua 1
- Former Met Rafael Montero: 1 IP, 1 K
Great Britain 7, Colombia 5
- Former Met Dilson Herrera: 1-for-1, HR
Puerto Rico 10, Israel 0
- Francisco Lindor: 2-for-3, 3B, BB, R, 3 RBI
- Former Met Javier Báez: 2-for-3, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
- Edwin Díaz: 1 IP, 1 K
USA 12, Canada 1 (Final/7)
- Pete Alonso: 0-for-1
Latest Mets News
Tylor Megill pitched four shutout innings, and Tomás Nido cracked a three-run homer as the Mets down the Marlins in Jupiter, 9-3. Darin Ruf had a nice day as well, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Max Scherzer pitched against the Marlins’ minor league team in the backfield, allowing five runs (three earned) in five innings.
Billy Eppler said that the team is still gathering information on José Quintana‘s injury and recovery timeline. Mike Puma of the New York Post said that Quintana was going to be shut down for three months, but Eppler said that report was premature.
Mets prospect Dominic Hamel is expected to start for Puerto Rico against the Dominican Republic on Wednesday. Hamel split 2022 between Low-A Port St. Lucie and High-A Brooklyn, turning in a 3.48 ERA with 145 strikeouts in 119 innings (11.0 K/9).
Latest MLB News
Trevor Bauer has signed a contract with the Yokohama DeNA Baystars of NPB. The deal is worth $4 million and is pending a physical. Bauer was released from the final year of his three-year, $105 million contract with the Dodgers in January after he served a 194-game suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy.
Former Mets pitcher Jordan Yamamoto announced his retirement from baseball on his Twitter account on Monday. Yamamoto had signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers earlier this offseason.
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Michael Mayer writes about how Tylor Megill is taking notes from Max Scherzer.
On This Date in Mets History
2021: In a spring training contest against the Cardinals, Luis Guillorme engages in a 22-pitch plate appearance with right-hander Jordan Hicks, which eventually results in a walk. Guillorme falls behind 0-and-2 to the hard-throwing righty but proceeds to foul off 16 pitches before earning the free pass.
Birthdays: Josh Stinson (35)
