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Wheeler: Leaving Las Vegas, Montero: Viva Las Vegas
Zack Wheeler looked sharp against Tacoma in his final tune-up before his imminent major league debut on June 18. Limited to 85 pitches, Wheeler went 5.2 innings, allowing a run on a solo homer by Carlos Peguero, walking 2 and striking out 7. Peguero’s homer was the only hit surrendered by the lanky right-hander. He [...]
11th Annual Starlight Night at Citi Field
The Mets will play host to 300 seriously ill children for a night of fun, food, and baseball on June 11th. John Franco and Mookie Wilson will also be on hand. Here’s the press release with all the details: LOCAL NINE YEAR-OLD HAS CHANCE OF A LIFETIME TO THROW FIRST PITCH AT NEW YORK METS [...]
Mets Draft Smith, Church
The Mets used their first round pick, 11th overall, to select high school first baseman Dominic Smith. Read Amazin’ Avenue’s assessment here. Smith was arguably the best prep hitter in the draft and projects to be a plus fielder and hitter. SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio compared him to David Ortiz with the bat, and Adrian [...]
Heyman: Tejada to DL
Well, it looks like the decision to keep Ruben Tejada on the major league roster or demote him to Triple-A just got a little easier. sources: ruben tejada is headed to DL due to injured quad. #mets — Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) May 30, 2013 Tejada injured his quad while sliding for a popup in the [...]
Mets Sign Ankiel, Starts Tonight
Rick Ankiel already helped the Mets once – during the 2000 playoffs. Now they’ll hope he can help them again (in a more traditional sense). The Mets signed recent Astros castoff Rick Ankiel today. Terry Collins said the lefty-hitting Ankiel and righty-hitting Juan Lagares will platoon in center field. That’s a blow to Jordany Valdespin, who Collins said [...]
David Wright Day-to-Day
David Wright is not in tonight’s lineup due to what manager Terry Collins called a “real stiff neck.” Which I suppose is worse than a fake stiff neck. He’s officially day-to-day. “It was bothering him at the end of the game yesterday,” Collins said. “He played yesterday. He was fine when the game started. It’s [...]
BREAKING: Travis d’Arnaud’s Foot
Last night, Mets catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud took a foul tip off the top of his foot. He was later removed from the game. Today, he was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the first metatarsal bone. The approximate amount of time he will miss has not been determined. This could be a serious injury [...]
Deja Snow: Mets/Rockies Postponed Again
The Rockies and Mets game scheduled tonight has been postponed due to snow and high winds. No double header will be scheduled for tomorrow, and a makeup date has yet to be announced. Jon Niese will get the start for the Mets for tomorrow afternoon’s scheduled series finale (3:10 PM EDT). The forecast looks snow-free [...]
Mets/Rockies Snowed Out, Will Play 2 Tomorrow
Tonight’s Mets vs. Rockies game has been postponed due to…this: A separate-admission double header has been scheduled for tomorrow. Game 1 will take place at 3:10 PM EDT, and game 2 is scheduled for 8:40 PM EDT. Dillon Gee will start the first game, according to Terry Collins. He said he may pitch Jeremy Hefner tomorrow [...]
Santana Re-Tears Anterior Capsule
Johan Santana has re-injured his left anterior capsule, and may be lost for the season. After what seemed like a major success story when Santana came back after shoulder surgery to repair the torn capsule last year, the tear has recurred, putting Johan back on the shelf. “A second surgery is a strong possibility,” general [...]
Wright Named Team Captain
David Wright has been named the fourth captain in Mets history, joining Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter and John Franco. Chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon said the decision was essentially made from an ownership perspective the instant Wright signed an eight-year, $138 million contract in early December. Wright, though, said he wanted the endorsement of teammates before accepting [...]
Wright: Bourn, Can We Buy You?
David Wright joined the Mets push to acquire Michael Bourn on Monday. While the Mets engage in draft jujitsu with Major League Baseball over their eleventh round draft pick, and play a game of cat and mouse with Scott Boras, Wright contacted Bourn personally to lobby the center fielder to come to Flushing. Wright [...]
Citi Pond Tree Lighting
The Citi Pond tree lighting will take place this evening in Bryant Park. Details below. Let’s see, what do I want for Christmas? Extensions for David Wright and R.A. Dickey, a catcher, a center fielder, a closer, new owners, Grace Potter…wait – what?
Link: Gee, Parnell Pitch In
Mets right-handers Dillon Gee and Bobby Parnell participated in the food drive at Citi Field today. The Mets held the event in conjuction with City Harvest to help Queens residents affected by Hurricane Sandy. Parnell and Gee even had time to answer some questions about R.A. Dickey and the progress of Dillon’s arm. “I [...]
Food Drive at Citi Field
Help your fellow man! The Mets will be holding a food drive at Citi Field. If the kindness of your heart isn’t enough motivation to give, you might even walk away with Mets tickets or discounts on merchandise. Here are the details: WHAT: The New York Mets host a food drive in partnership with City Harvest [...]
