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Daniel Murphy has a contusion in his right hand
Daniel Murphy left Friday’s game against the Tigers after being hit by a pitch on his right hand in the second inning. Ruben Tejada replaced Murphy at second base. Murphy was diagnosed with a contusion in his right hand, the team announced.
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Lucas Duda took batting practice on Friday
Lucas Duda took batting practice on Friday, reports Mike Puma of the New York Post. It was the first time Duda has taken batting practice since straining his intercostal muscle three weeks ago. Duda has hit off a tee in each of the last two days, and reportedly did not experience any pain.
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Bartolo Colon happy with spring debut, isn’t season ready
Last night in Viera, Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched two perfect innings. “I felt pretty good today but I’m not quite there yet, like season ready. I didn’t throw everything I needed to throw, first time facing batters,” Colon said. “I was pretty happy with what I did. I had really good control…
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Tejada beat out a ground ball, helped create a run
While facing Nationals’ RHP Tanner Roark in the third inning of last night’s 5-4 loss to the Nationals, Ruben Tejada beat out a fielders choice at first base. Tejada would have otherwise grounded into a 5-4-3 inning ending double play, but instead hustled down the line to keep the inning going. As a result, Eric Campbell was afforded an opportunity…
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Terry Collins gives edge Washington’s pitching, but likes his arms too
Terry Collins told reporters last night he would probably give an edge to the Nationals rotation over his team’s rotation. “When you’ve got [Jordan] Zimmermann who’s got that time, and you add Scherzer, whose got a Cy Young. We don’t have that animal,” Collins explained to reporters in Viera last night. “They’re very good. They’ve…
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