Category: News
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Steven Matz could be promoted by the end of the month
Graduation day for Steven Matz could be imminent. A club source has indicated to Mike Puma of the New York Post Matz could be promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas by the end of the month. Matz is scheduled to start for Las Vegas on Tuesday, as is Jon Niese. Last week, Sandy Alderson said Matz will…
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Report: Mets place Dillon Gee on waivers
Last Monday, the Mets designated RHP Dillon Gee. Sandy Alderson told reporters at the time the Mets would spend the week searching for a trade partner. The Mets had to do so in seven days, as they had ten days to trade, release or outright Gee to the minor leagues, but needed the final 72…
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Wilmer Flores getting a mental break on Saturday
Ruben Tejada will start at shortstop for the Mets on Saturday night in Atlanta, with Wilmer Flores getting his first day off since June 6 in Arizona. On Saturday afternoon, Terry Collins said Flores is getting a mental break after his mistake in the eighth inning on Friday night which ultimately led to the tying and…
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Could Juan Lagares need Tommy John Surgery?
The Mets shutdown Juan Lagares last September 16 with what the team described as a sprain in his right elbow. Without describing the nature of the injury, Terry Collins has referenced Lagares’ elbow at times during this season, suggesting he has dealt with lingering soreness in his elbow all year. The club has asked him to…
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Former Mets co-owner Nelson Doubleday passes away at 81
Nelson Doubleday, co-owner of the Mets along with current CEO Fred Wilpon from 1980 until 2002, has passed away. Doubleday, along with current Mets CEO Fred Wilpon, bought the Mets in 1980. He put up 80 percent of the $21 million price tag to buy the Mets from the family of Joan Payson, the original…