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Noah Syndergaard was back on the mound on Wednesday with Low-A St. Lucie and had a strong outing in his first rehab assignment onn his way back to the Mets.
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According to Andy Martino of SNY, Yennsy Diaz, who the Mets acquired in the Steven Matz trade, is expected to be recalled by the Mets from Triple-A Syracuse.
Noah Syndergaard was back on the mound in a live game for the first time in 598 days. According to Michael Mayer of Metsmerized, Syndergaard threw four scoreless innings for Low-A St. Lucie against the Palm Beach Cardinals. He allowed just one hit, no runs, no walks, and struck out five over the course of 44 pitches (36 strikes) thrown on Wednesday in Palm Beach, FL. His fastball topped out at 95 mph and per Mayer, his curveball looked sharp as well. Photos included in this tweet are from Ed Delaney of Metsmerized.
Jacob Resnick of SNY reported that the Mets have signed right-handed pitcher Akeem Bostick who was pitching with the independent Kansas City Monarchs to a minor league contract. Bostick was signed by the Rangers in the second round of the 2013 MLB draft. He reached Triple-A with the Astros and spent Spring Training 2021 with the Cardinals.
Per Mike Puma of the New York Post, Pete Alonso was not available to the media following the Mets’ Wednesday night loss to the Braves. Luis Rojas state he was dealing with soreness in his left wrist. An X-Ray was negative and he will be reassessed on Friday.
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Per Ryan McGuffey of NBCS Chicago, after Tyler Duffey of the Twins threw behind Yermin Mercedes in retaliation to Monday’s incident, Tony LaRussa told members of the media, “I don’t have a problem with how the Twins handled it.” LaRussa was not happy with Mercedes hitting a 3-0 pitch with the White Sox up big on Monday night. This latest fued has sparked a conversation of “unwritten rules of baseball” on social media.
Betsy Helfand of the Pioneer Press reported that the Minnesota Twins have placed Michael Pineda (abcess) on the 10-day injured list and selected the contract of pitcher Luke Farrell and called him up from Triple-A.
According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, the Tampa Bay Rays are expected to announce that starting with their next homestand, fully vaccinated fans won’t have to wear masks. Starting June 8, Tropicana Field will also increase their capacity to 20,000.
Baseball Prospectus has released an injured list ledger that tracks individual IL stints, which is sorted by team and color coded for what caused the injury. The tracker also includes days missed by team.
According to MLB Trade Rumors, San Diego Padres’ right-handed relief pitcher Keone Kela underwent Tommy John Surgery on Wednesday and will miss the remainder of the 2021 season and a portion of the 2022 season.
Per the New York Yankees, right-handed pitcher Corey Kluber has thrown the sixth no hitter of the 2021 MLB season and the first for the Yankees in 21 years.
According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the six no hitters of the 2021 season have been against just three teams: The Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers.
Mets Minor League Affiliate Scores from Saturday, May 15, 2021
- Lucie Mets 11 Palm Beach Cardinals 8
- Syracuse Mets 1 Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 16
- Binghamton Rumble Ponies 4 Erie Sea Wolves 5
- Brooklyn Cyclones 14 Hudson Valley Renegades 0
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John Flanigan discusses Tomas Nido continuing his strong bid for more playing time.
Cam Adams recaps Tuesday night’s Mets’ affiliates games, including Francisco Alvarez continuing to impress with Low-A St. Lucie.
Nate Olshan highlights the Mets’ bullpen and discusses their impressive collective performance in the Mets’ win over the Braves.
Get to know the newest New York Met, Cameron Maybin in an article on MMO by Ryan Finkelstein.
Rob Piersall talks with Tomas Nido in an exclusive MMO interview.
Thomas Hall looks at why Jordan Yamamoto deserves another starting opportunity.
Michael Mayer recaps Noah Syndergaard’s four scoreless innings in his first rehab assignment with Low-A St. Lucie.
Anthony E. Parelli writes an NL East Roundup.
Ryan Finkelstein discusses Cameron Maybin joining the Mets and joining the starting lineup.
Pat Ragazzo writes on Taijuan Walker being placed on the injured list and Jacob deGrom scheduled to throw a rehab game.
Alexis Farinacci recaps the Mets’ 5-4 loss to the Braves on Wednesday night.
Beyond the Blog
Locked On Mets: On today’s episode, host Ryan Finkelstein discusses the latest slate of Mets injuries and recaps last night’s loss against the Atlanta Braves. Ryan is also joined by MMO’s own Brian Wright for their “Throwback Thursday” segment.
This week, Brian and Ryan discuss some of the best debuts in Mets history, including that great crop of starting pitchers in Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler and Steven Matz.
On This Date in Mets History
1999: In a doubleheader sweep of the Brewers, Mets’ third baseman Robin Ventura became the first major league player to hit a grand slam in both games of the doubleheader.
2017: Terry Collins passed Davey Johnson to become the longest-tenured manager in Mets history, managing 1,013 games with the team. He was also the oldest manager in the majors.
Birthdays: Wilson Valdez (43), Wayne Housie (56), Ken Boyer (90)
Let’s go Mets!
