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• Mets Could Explore Trading Jay Bruce?

  16-10-2016 16:11 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  There have already been reports that the Mets intend to exercise their $13MM club option on Jay Bruce for 2017, and a rival executive tells Heyman that retaining Bruce is a move New York has to make.  Keeping Bruce would create some defensive issues within the Mets outfield, though the exec noted that “if they don’t want him, they could always trade him.”  Bruce slumped badly after joining the Mets but he posted strong numbers in the season’s first four months,
  
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• Brandon Nimmo Playing Through Plantar Fasciitis Injury

  15-10-2024 02:52 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Brandon Nimmo is 0-for-12 with four walks over his last 16 plate appearances, and was removed from both Game 1 (for a pinch-hitter) and Game 2 (for a defensive sub in left field) of the Mets’ NLCS clash with the Dodgers.  It seems the issue is health-related, as Nimmo told The Athletic’s Tim Britton that he believes he re-aggravated a case of plantar fasciitis in his left foot during the sixth inning of Game 3 of the NLDS against the Phillies.  The fact that Nimmo was deali
  
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• NLCS Roster Notes: Rojas, McNeil, Vesia

  13-10-2024 19:59 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Dodgers and Mets have announced their 26-man rosters for the NLCS this afternoon. Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas was a notable omission from the L.A. roster, while Mets infielder Jeff McNeil is notably joining the club’s roster after a wrist fracture sidelined him throughout the final month of the regular season and the early part of the playoffs. Rojas was replaced on the club’s roster by outfielder Kevin Kiermaier, while right-hander Adam Ottavino was dropped from the Mets&rsqu
  
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• Poll: Who Will Win The NLCS?

  12-10-2024 16:12 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Dodgers punched their ticket to the NLCS last night. Solo home runs from Enrique Hernández and Teoscar Hernández were enough to push L.A. to a 2-0 victory over the Padres in the rubber match of their Division Series. The Dodgers blanked San Diego in consecutive games to take the series in five.
  They’ll welcome the Mets to Dodger Stadium tomorrow. New York has waited for its destination since finishing off the Phillies in four games on Wednesday. Almost no one wo
  
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• Latest On Jeff McNeil

  09-10-2024 23:18 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have been without infielder/outfielder Jeff McNeil for over a month now, as he fractured his wrist in early September and has been out of action since. But he could be nearing a return to the club, per Tim Healey of Newsday on X. McNeil is going to play in the Arizona Fall League on Friday and Saturday with manager Carlos Mendoza hoping for McNeil to play a full nine-inning game on both of those days.
  During the regular season, it’s routine for injured players to join a minor leag
  
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• Poll: Who Will Win The NL Division Series?

  08-10-2024 03:11 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Monday is a travel day for the National League. Both series are knotted up 1-1 as they head to the homes of the lower seeds. Nick Castellanos’ walk-off hit capped off a back-and-forth affair in Philadelphia yesterday, squaring things with the Mets. The Padres had a much more convincing (but still drama-filled) beatdown of the Dodgers to tie that series.
  The latter has a couple health situations to monitor. Freddie Freeman and Xander Bogaerts each departed yesterday’s game. Bogae
  
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• NL Postseason Notes: McNeil, Marte, Edman, Freeman

  06-10-2024 16:06 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets could potentially get a big boost to their lineup if they advance to the NLCS. Manager Carlos Mendoza revealed to reporters (including Tim Britton of The Athletic) that Jeff McNeil will join the team’s taxi squad today, two days after welcoming his second child. The second baseman/corner outfielder has not played since September 6, when he fractured his right wrist as he pulled back a bunt attempt on a high-and-inside curveball from Reds’ left-hander Brandon Williamson.
  
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• Kodai Senga To Start NLDS Game One For Mets

  04-10-2024 21:40 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are facing off against the Phillies in the National League Division Series, with the first game set for Saturday afternoon. Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters today that right-hander Kodai Senga will start that first game for the Mets. Mike Puma of The New York Post was among those to relay the news on X.
  The Mets have received close to nothing from Senga this year. He suffered a capsule strain in his throwing shoulder in Spring Training, which kept him on the injured list for months
  
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• Mets Considering Kodai Senga For NLDS Roster

  04-10-2024 06:17 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are considering activating Kodai Senga for their National League Division Series roster, reports Mike Puma of the New York Post (X link). The Athletic’s Will Sammon writes that the decision hinges on whether the Mets want to devote a spot to another pitcher who would be limited to short outings.
  New York was a couple outs away from not having a call to make. Pete Alonso’s dramatic three-run homer off Devin Williams in the ninth inning erased a 2-0 deficit. The
  
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• Mets Outright Eddy Alvarez

  04-10-2024 00:19 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Infielder Eddy Alvarez went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment by the Mets earlier this week, per the league transaction log at MLB.com. He’s been assigned outright to Triple-A Syracuse but can reject that assignment to become a free agent — a path he’ll all but certainly take.
  The Mets acquired Alvarez from the Red Sox in exchange for cash — a rare September swap that was allowed because Alvarez had been on a minor league contract at the time of t
  
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• Paul Blackburn Won’t Return In 2024

  03-10-2024 00:25 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets defeated the Brewers yesterday and are now one win away from moving on to the National League Division series. But regardless of how deep they go in the postseason, right-hander Paul Blackburn won’t be an option for them. Manager Carlos Mendoza informed reporters that the righty is done for the year, with Tim Healey of Newsday among those to relay the news on X.
  Blackburn was acquired from the Athletics prior to this year’s deadline. The Mets had some injuries in their rotat
  
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• Mets Select Max Kranick, Designate Eddy Alvarez For Assignment

  01-10-2024 19:43 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have selected the contract of right-hander Max Kranick and he is on the club’s roster for the Wild Card series that begins today. Infielder Eddy Alvarez has been designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
  More to come.
  
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• Mets Select Joey Lucchesi

  30-09-2024 23:35 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets selected left-hander Joey Lucchesi between games of today’s double-header. He is the starter for the second game of the twin bill against Atlanta with left-hander Alex Young optioned in a corresponding active roster move. Tim Britton of The Athletic was among those to relay the news on X. The Mets transferred right-hander Christian Scott to the 60-day injured list to open a 40-man spot, per Mike Puma of The New York Post on X.
  The Mets and Atlanta came into today’s double-he
  
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• Mets To Select Joey Lucchesi

  30-09-2024 22:44 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are selecting left-hander Joey Lucchesi between games of today’s double-header. He will start the second game of the twin bill against Atlanta with left-hander Alex Young optioned in a corresponding active roster move. Tim Britton of The Athletic was among those to relay the news on X. The Mets are transferring right-hander Christian Scott to the 60-day injured list to open a 40-man spot, per Mike Puma of The New York Post on X.
  More to come.
  
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• Kodai Senga Shut Down For Remainder Of Regular Season

  22-09-2024 23:49 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Kodai Senga’s injury-plagued regular season has been officially ended by another setback, as the right-hander came away from a Triple-A rehab start Saturday with tightness in his right triceps.  Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters (including MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo) that Senga won’t be able to return before the end of the season, but since the injury isn’t considered overly serious, he might still be a candidate for a playoff roster should the Mets reach the
  
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• White Sox Hire David Keller To Oversee International Scouting

  22-09-2024 21:21 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The White Sox have hired David Keller to run their international scouting department, according to a report by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. The report was later elaborated on by James Fegan of SoxMachine, who noted that Keller’s title with Chicago will be special assistant to the GM. Francys Romero also chimed in to note that the club’s international scouting department is being restructured and that the club is expected to hire a director for the department in the coming month
  
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• Mets Notes: Lindor, Senga

  21-09-2024 16:25 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Francisco Lindor’s bad back has kept him out of the Mets’ lineup for each of the team’s last five games, but the star shortstop is showing some positive signs of recovery.  Lindor told reporters (including MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo) that he received a facet joint injection on Thursday, which was meant to help quell or at least reduce the back discomfort that Lindor had been trying to play through for most of September prior to this recent shutdown period.
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• Christian Scott To Undergo UCL Surgery

  18-09-2024 18:19 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Top Mets pitching prospect Christian Scott will undergo a combined Tommy John surgery and internal brace procedure, agent Nate Heisler of Klutch Sports announced this morning (X link). The hybrid procedure will be performed by Dr. Keith Meister next week and will very likely keep Scott out of action for the entire 2025 season.
  Scott, 25, made his big league debut this season and pitched to a 4.56 ERA with a 19.8% strikeout rate and 6.1% walk rate in 47 1/3 frames. The 6’4″ righty, se
  
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• NL Notes: Lindor, Blackburn, Barnes, Payamps

  16-09-2024 05:27 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  After exiting early on Friday and sitting out on Saturday, Mets superstar Francisco Lindor was pulled in the second inning of today’s series finale against the Phillies. Back discomfort has been a problem for the NL MVP candidate all weekend, and as it turns out, significantly longer. Lindor told reporters, including Tim Britton of The Athletic, that he has been playing through back pain for the past two weeks. Ever since he further irritated the injury on Friday, it has become too di
  
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• NL East Notes: Albies, Marte, Bohm

  15-09-2024 16:15 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Braves have been without second baseman Ozzie Albies for nearly two months now due to a fractured left wrist, and since then the club has had to rely on veterans like Whit Merrifield and Cavan Biggio who were added following his injury to handle the keystone. While Merrifield has performed admirably in Albies’s absence with a .269/.374/.370 slash line with Atlanta, the club is surely anxious to return the three-time All-Star to the lineup as the Braves fight to remain in a playoff spot
  
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• Nori Aoki To Retire At NPB Season’s End

  15-09-2024 01:56 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Former big league outfielder and current member of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows Nori Aoki is set to retire following the 2024 campaign, per an announcement from the Swallows yesterday (hat tip to The Yomiuri Shimbun). Aoki, 42, spent parts of six seasons in the majors in addition to a lengthy career in Japan.
  Aoki’s career first began with the Swallows back in 2004 when he debuted at the age of 22. He made it into just ten games with Yakult that year, going 3-for-15
  
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• Mets Promote Luisangel Acuña

  14-09-2024 17:47 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  TODAY: The Mets officially announced Acuna’s call-up, and outfielder DJ Stewart was optioned to Triple-A to create space on the 28-man roster.
  SEPT. 13: The Mets are planning to promote top prospect Luisangel Acuña, as confirmed by Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase (first reported by X user Jorge L. Seoud H.). Acuña is already on the 40-man, but the Mets will need to make a corresponding move to open a space for him on the active roster.
  Acuña, 22, sign
  
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• Mets Outright Pablo Reyes

  14-09-2024 06:04 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Pablo Reyes has cleared waivers and been seen outright to Triple-A Syracuse, according to his transaction log on MLB.com. The Mets designated Reyes for assignment earlier this week after acquiring Eddy Alvarez from the Red Sox.
  This marks the fourth time Reyes has been outrighted in his career, so he has the choice to reject the assignment in favor of free agency. However, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that Reyes “remains in the organization” following his DFA, which seems to sug
  
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• Mets To Promote Luisangel Acuña

  14-09-2024 05:39 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are planning to promote top prospect Luisangel Acuña, as confirmed by Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase (first reported by X user Jorge L. Seoud H.). Acuña is already on the 40-man, but the Mets will need to make a corresponding move to open a space for him on the active roster.
  More to come…
  
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• Dedniel Núñez Out For Season With Flexor Injury

  14-09-2024 03:30 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mets reliever Dedniel Núñez will miss the remainder of the 2024 season with a flexor injury, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters (including Anthony DiComo of MLB.com). The right-hander received a platelet-rich plasma injection today as he seeks to avoid surgery, but he will not have time to make it back to the field in 2024.
  Until recently, the Mets had been optimistic they would have Núñez back before the end of the regular season. Earlier this month, DiComo report
  
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• Ed Kranepool Passes Away

  10-09-2024 01:29 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Former All-Star and World Series champion Ed Kranepool passed away on Sunday, the Mets announced. Kranepool spent his entire 18-year MLB career with the franchise. He was 79 years old.
  Kranepool debuted with the Mets at 17 years old in 1962, the club’s inaugural season. Over 18 seasons and 1,853 games, he helped them win their first two NL East titles, their first two NL pennants, and their first World Series title in 1969. He made the National League All-Star team in 1965.
  The 6-foot-3 fi
  
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• Mets Designate Pablo Reyes, Select Eddy Alvarez

  09-09-2024 22:23 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have selected the contract of recently acquired infielder Eddy Alvarez from Triple-A Syracuse and designated fellow infielder Pablo Reyes for assignment in order to open space on the active roster and 40-man roster, tweets Mike Puma of the New York Post. Alvarez was acquired from the Red Sox in exchange for cash earlier today.
  More to come.
  
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• Mets Acquire Eddy Alvarez

  09-09-2024 21:14 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have acquired infielder Eddy Alvarez from the Red Sox in exchange for cash, per the teams’ transaction logs at MLB.com. Alvarez was on a minor league deal and eligible to be traded as such. He won’t be postseason-eligible with his new team due to the fact that he’s joining the organization after the Aug. 31 eligibility deadline, but he’ll give the Mets some infield depth in the wake of Jeff McNeil’s season-ending wrist fracture.
  Alvarez, 34, has appeared in
  
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• Jeff McNeil To Miss Rest Of Regular Season Due To Wrist Fracture

  07-09-2024 19:44 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mets second baseman/outfielder Jeff McNeil had to leave Friday’s game after being hit by a pitch on his right wrist, and tests revealed a wrist fracture, as manager Carlos Mendoza told the New York Post’s Joel Sherman and other reporters today.  McNeil will be sidelined for the next 4-6 weeks, so he’ll miss the rest of the regular season and potentially the playoffs unless the Mets reach the postseason and make a deep run.
  McNeil will be placed on the 15-day injured list a
  
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• Mets Claim José Azocar

  05-09-2024 21:22 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets announced that they have claimed outfielder José Azocar off waivers from the Padres. The Friars had designated him for assignment in recent days. Right-hander Sean Reid-Foley has been transferred to the 60-day injured list to open up a 40-man roster spot.
  More to come.
  
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