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Carson Benge is making a serious case for a big-league look, sooner rather than later. The Mets’ No. 4 prospect continued his torrid stretch with another home run Sunday, his fifth in the last six games, and is now batting .370 with eight homers, 20 RBIs, and a 1.132

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The Mets saw encouraging signs on the mound Saturday across multiple levels of their system. Paul Blackburn continued his rehab assignment with a solid 5.1-inning outing as he works his way back from a shoulder injury. Meanwhile, reliever Huascar Brazobán turned in a strong performance as he looks to

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Francisco Alvarez is officially returning to the Mets, per league sources, as first reported by Mike Puma of The New York Post. In 21 games with Triple-A Syracuse, he hit .299 with 11 home runs, 24 RBIs, and a 1.129 OPS. Now poised for a return as soon as

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Blade Tidwell delivered a solid outing Sunday, tossing 5.1 scoreless innings while allowing just four hits and one walk, striking out six, while striking out six and throwing 55 of his 87 pitches for strikes. With his recent success, Tidwell could be a candidate for a call-up to bolster

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Francisco Alvarez continues to tear it up in Syracuse, launching his seventh home run in his last 12 games. His brief demotion also had long-term implications for the Mets, as Alvarez’s demotion earned the Mets an extra year of team control, meaning he won’t become a free agent until after

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Jesse Winker homered on Sunday in what may be his final rehab appearance before rejoining the big league club in Baltimore on Tuesday. The veteran outfielder has been sidelined since straining his oblique in St. Louis back in May. The Buffalo native has been sorely missed by a Mets

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Kodai Senga didn’t have his sharpest stuff Saturday, as the 32-year-old Gamagori native allowed three earned runs in 3.2 innings of work. Senga is looking to rejoin a Mets rotation that’s been battered badly by injuries since he went down with a grade one hamstring strain on June 12th

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Francisco Alvarez came through in the clutch for Syracuse on Sunday as he launched a game-winning, go-ahead homer in the eighth inning. It was the second homer in as many days for Alvarez as the 23-year-old looks to regain his form after hitting just .236 with just three home runs

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Brandon Sproat was magnificent on Saturday. The 24-year-old from Peniscola struck out six over six scoreless innings. It was a much-needed confidence boost for the Mets’ top pitching prospect, who had allowed 10 earned runs in his last three starts while walking eight batters in that span. Sproat may

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Jonathan Santucci was brilliant for the Cyclones Sunday as they bested the Ironbirds by a score of 1-0. The 22-year-old southpaw drafted out of Duke tossed five scoreless innings while striking out five and has a 1.03 ERA with 37 strikeouts since May 16th. Santucci’s success makes him a

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