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Some baseball fans might try to tell you that home runs kill rallies. On Tuesday, the Syracuse Mets aimed to prove that double plays are the real rally killers. They hit into four different double plays and turned three of their own in the series opener against Lehigh Valley,

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The Syracuse Mets own the Worcester Red Sox. Dating back to August of last season, and including tonight, the Mets have taken 12 of 14 from the WooSox. And that’s quite the change from the way these matchups had gone previously; Worcester won 12 of 13 against Syracuse to

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After Mookie Wilson began the 2022 affiliate schedule with a ceremonial first strike, the excitement on Opening Day dropped precipitously. The Syracuse Mets fell in a season-opening snooze fest at NBT Bank Stadium, losing 5-0 to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders. With both David Peterson and Tylor Megill traveling with the

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The Mets were active in Thursday’s annual Rule 5 draft, taking right-hander Luis Oviedo from the Indians in the major league portion before shipping him to the Pirates for cash considerations, and taking multiple minor leaguers in the minor league phase of the draft. One such player was outfielder

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Baseball America’s J.J. Cooper reported earlier this week that Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball expect to return to the negotiating table soon to figure out the structure and organization of MiLB moving forward. Negotiations are expected to resume shortly after the MLB season gets underway. The two

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On Thursday, the Mets announced the 30-man roster they will begin the season with. The team has yet to announce the three-player taxi squad. The roster seems to indicate that RHP Corey Oswalt will take Marcus Stroman‘s spot in the starting rotation after Stroman was placed on the injured

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Ht: 6’1” Wt: 180 DOB: 8/29/01 (18) Bats/Throws: L/L School: Corona High School, Corona, California Background Zack Wheeler’s departure for Philadelphia hurts the Mets in the immediate future, but it could provide a blessing in disguise for the organization. Because they offered Wheeler a qualifying offer, the Mets recouped a Compensation Round B pick, which turned

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The first 37 picks of the shortened 2020 amateur draft have come and gone, and this draft will be remembered for a long time. The draft will not only be historic because of circumstances; the class of talent is exceptional and the first round was met with some surprising

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The 2020 MLB draft is just a week away and final projections and rankings are starting to take shape. ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel updated his top 150 players ranking while the Athletic’s Keith Law released a new mock draft detailing how he feels the first 29 picks will go. McDaniel’s

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Baseball has been put on pause for the foreseeable future, but there are still plenty of minor league news and notes to catch up on. According to the Mets’ minor league transactions page, the Mets signed Travis Taijeron to a minor league deal on March 13th. He was assigned

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