The Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas cleared its biggest hurdle on June 14, paving the way for the team to relocate to a new 30,000-seat stadium on Las Vegas Boulevard. The Nevada Legislature voted 25-15 to approve partial public funding ($380 million) of the $1.5 billion facility. The debate in the state assembly focused on whether or not the publicly-funded sports venues offer a...
The New York Mets have acquired right-hander Brooks Pounders from the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations. Pounders will be available tonight and wear uniform No. 46. Pounders, 28, has appeared in 24 games with Triple-A Columbus this year, going 2-1 with one save and a 2.31 ERA in 35.0 innings with 11 walks and 46 strikeouts. Opponents were hitting .161 against him. He has appeared in 38...
After Friday night’s game, the New York Mets designated Hector Santiago for assignment and have recalled Chris Flexen from Triple-A Syracuse. Santiago has struggled with the Mets. In eight appearances with the club, he is 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA. If he clears waivers, the Mets can either release him or outright him to Triple-A Syracuse. Santiago does have the option to refuse the assignment and...
Things just keep getting worse for the New York Mets. This afternoon the team suffered a huge blow to their bullpen, as according to Steve Gelbs of SNY, the team placed right-hander Seth Lugo on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder tendinitis. Lugo told reporters including Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports this afternoon that this is the first time that he has felt such soreness in a game. “Felt...
3 UP 1. Thor Returns It has been an up-and-down season for Noah Syndergaard, and things did not look good. He was coming off a poor start against the Padres, and he was set to pitch in Nationals Park, a place where he had never pitched well. To the surprise of some, Syndergaard looked like the Syndergaard of old. He held the Nationals hitless over the first five innings, and he would allow just...
Photo by @KristinBasnett With Jason Vargas on the Injured List and Steven Matz unable to make his start due to injury, the Mets needed to find a starter. Instead of recalling Corey Oswalt or Chris Flexen or making a 40-man move to call-up Hector Santiago or Casey Coleman, the Mets opted to make a trade for Wilmer Font, a 29-year-old reliever with a career 6.39 ERA. When the Mets are making...
Syracuse (18-14) 6, Louisville (14-19) 1 Box Score SS Danny Espinosa: 2-for-4, R, HR(4), 3 RBI (22) | .255/.319/.451 PH Travis Taijeron: 1-for-1, R, HR(8), 2 RBI (18) | .235/.364/.605 1B Dominic Smith: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI(1), K | .222/.222/.333 Espinosa broke out of a 1-for-16 slump with a a two RBI single in the top of the third inning and a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to vault...
Rochester (2-5) 8, Syracuse (5-2) 2 Box Score LF Rymer Liriano: 1-for-2, RBI(2), 2 BB, Caught Stealing(1) | .267/.368/.267 C Rene Rivera: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI(1) | .083/.154/.167 2B Dilson Herrera: 0-for-4, 2 K | .421/.476/.737 After giving up an early 2-0 lead in the top half of the first inning, a walk by Danny Espinosa followed by singles for Rajai Davis and Travis Taijeron set up the chance for...
The Mets announced on Friday morning they’ve optioned relievers Tim Peterson, Tyler Bashlor, and Daniel Zamora to minor league camp. The Mets now have 36 players in major league camp. Peterson, 28, got off to a strong start this spring though his last two outings have been poor. He has a 5.40 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and eight strikeouts in 8.1 innings this spring. The right-hander made his MLB...
Good morning Mets fans! The Mets announced that they will rename Citi Field’s address in honor of Tom Seaver. It has been reported that 126th Street will be changed to Seaver Way and the current address of 123-01 Roosevelt Ave. will be changed to 41 Seaver Way. Latest Mets News The Mets snapped the Miami Marlins’ 11-game spring training win streak as they posted a 6-0 win against...
Today marked another afternoon of poor pitching for the Mets as they surrendered double-digit runs for the third straight game (Box Score). This was also the second time in three days that the Washington Nationals were responsible for this after crushing them 11-3 on Friday. Pitching It was an outing to forget for Mets pitcher Hector Santiago, who didn’t make it out of the first inning giving up...
Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets are now 13 days away from their Opening Day matchup with the Washington Nationals. In the meantime, you can watch the Mets and Nats play their second exhibition game of spring training today. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. EDT at First Data Field. Latest Mets News The Mets tied the St. Louis Cardinals 1-1 on Thursday afternoon at Roger Dean...
