Hannah Keyser of Yahoo Sports reports that Yankees right-handed pitcher Domingo German has been suspended 81 games for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. German, 27, already served 18 games of his suspension last season as the league investigated the situation. He will have to sit out the first 63 games of the Yankees 2020 season. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports...
After reaching on an infield single with one out in the eighth inning, J.D. Davis appeared to pull up lame and limp into the dugout, as he was immediately pulled for Aaron Altherr. According Deesha Thosar of NY Daily News, manager Mickey Callaway said that Davis “felt his calf” running down the line, and that the Mets will continue to check on him. According to Matt Ehalt of Yahoo...
After another outing on Saturday where Edwin Diaz surrendered a home run, manager Mickey Callaway would not commit to keeping the right-hander as the set closer going forward. According to Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports, Callaway did not say “no” when asked if the team could consider flipping the red hot Seth Lugo and Diaz’s roles out of the bullpen. When a follow up question was...
Mike Mazzeo of Yahoo Sports reports that New York Mets rookie slugger Pete Alonso will participate in Major League Baseball’s 2019 Home Run Derby next month in Cleveland. Alonso, 24, has already set the Mets rookie home run record with 27 long balls this year. The first baseman is hitting .277/.367/.625 with 18 doubles and 61 RBI. The former second round pick is on pace to shatter the Mets...
Good morning, Mets Fans! The Mets have another afternoon game scheduled today as Zack Wheeler (5-5, 4.94 ERA) will face off against Jose Quintana (4-6, 3.87 ERA). The game can be viewed on WPIX and 710 WOR at 2:20 p.m. Jeff McNeil’s late-inning heroics led the Mets to a 5-4 victory yesterday. Brooks Pounders, Seth Lugo, and Edwin Diaz contributed 4.2 scoreless frames out of the...
Good Morning Mets Fans! In Noah Syndergaard’s 100th start of his career, he threw 6.2 innings of three-run baseball against the last place Giants. Syndergaard was pulled in a tied game, so he will get a no-decision for this outing. Madison Bumgarner kept the Mets off the board for five innings until he gave up two homers in the sixth to Pete Alonso and Wilson Ramos. After yet another...
Mickey Callaway announced on Friday night that Mets ace Jacob deGrom is headed back to New York to get an MRI on his “barking” elbow. The MRI will take place on Saturday. The Mets announced that deGrom has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 16. Via video from Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports, Callaway said that deGrom first felt the issue on Thursday when he was...
Good morning Mets fans, and happy Friday! While time seems to have stood still through the Mets’ negotiations with the Seattle Mariners over Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz, there were, in fact, other headlines around baseball yesterday that will certainly shape the rest of the offseason. Blue Jays Shopping Martin, Pirates Trying to Move Cervelli Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan has the scoop...
Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports that the Kansas City Royals have re-signed All Star third baseman Mike Moustakas to a one-year deal. He will make $5.5 million salary this season with up to $2.2 million in performance bonuses. His contract has a mutual option for 2019, worth $15 million with a $1 million buyout. Moose, 29, hit .272/.314/.521 with 38 home runs and 85 RBIs for the Royals last...
According to Jack Curry of YES Network on Twitter, the Yankees have acquired right-hander Sonny Gray from the Oakland Athletics. In return, the A’s will receive outfielders Dustin Fowler and Jorge Mateo and right-handed pitcher James Kaprielian, per Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. The deal has been made official per the A’s on Twitter. The Yankees will also receive $1.5 million in...
According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports on Twitter, the Cleveland Indians have struck a deal with free agent stud Edwin Encarnacion on a three-year deal with an option. Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports also tweets that the deal is worth a guaranteed $65 million with a $5 million option buyout. Encarnacion, 34 on Opening Day, has spent the last eight seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays, appearing in...
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today on Twitter, the Cubs and Royals are in agreement on a deal that will send Wade Davis to Chicago and OF Jorge Soler to Kansas City. The deal is pending physicals and will be announced in the morning. Soler, 25 on Opening Day, has hit to a .258/.328/.434 clip in three seasons for the Cubs. Davis, 31, saved 27 games last year for the Royals, finishing the...
