The Mets took another hit on Monday when Marcus Stroman announced he was retiring. Stroman mentioned a number of things that worried him – the obvious one is the game of chicken that every ballplayer plays to try to prevent the virus, the direct one was the upcoming trip from …
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While the Mets await the potential return of Marcus Stroman from the injured list in the near future, another starting pitcher is on the sidelines. Michael Wacha was placed on the IL with inflammation of right shoulder before Sunday’s game against the Marlins, leaving the Mets with half of the …
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Robert Gsellman was immediately tested in a situation with a high forklift and came up with a bullpen hero for the Mets on Saturday. In his first appearance since Aug. 11 last season, the referee stiffened the Marlins in the seventh inning – knocking out two of the three fights …
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BOSTON – The Mets were quiet before Monday’s 7-4 win over the Red Sox in their initial plans to pitch Tuesday, but rookie David Peterson’s name was in the conversation. Peterson was placed on the team’s taxi squad, meaning he was allowed to travel with the Mets and could be …
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The Mets’ rotation, and by extension the playoff hopes, took a damaging hit Wednesday, when an MRI scan revealed that Marcus Stroman has a left calf tear that is expected to mark him for several weeks, such as minimum. In a 60-game season that begins on Friday, that could mean …
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