Ex-Met Jason Pridie Suspended 50 Games For Drug Violation
Ex-Met Jason Pridie has been suspended 50 games for a second violation of a drug of abuse under baseball's minor league testing program.
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Ex-Met Jason Pridie has been suspended 50 games for a second violation of a drug of abuse under baseball's minor league testing program.
A bullpen catcher for the Mets could find himself in trouble with the law -- and the team -- after being arrested and charged with a DUI on Sunday night
Mets third baseman David Wright had an ultrasound-guided injection on Monday to his left rib-cage area. The former All-Star third baseman returned to New York on Friday to have his sore rib cage examined.
Mets reliever Tim Byrdak is set to undergo surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, according to CBSSports' Jon Heyman.
After his workout last Thursday, the Suffern native said the Mets were his "first choice."
Never let it be said that the Mets are lacking for drama. On an afternoon in which Johan Santana took another step toward Opening Day, the Mets announced that both David Wright and Tim Byrdak will miss more time.
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Sunday said he expects Wright will receive a cortisone shot. Wright will be checked Monday at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Santana gave up two hits and an unearned run in his 42-pitch outing, walking two and striking out one. The run against him came in the third after an error by third baseman Ronny Cedeno.
Mets manager Terry Collins said after Saturday's 8-2 loss to Washington's split squad that Wright wasn't ready to play yet.
Dickey had a rough outing, giving up five runs and eight hits in three innings.
Matt Harvey stole the show once again on Friday. The young pitcher, whom Sandy Koufax was looking to meet at Mets camp the other day, retired all six Atlanta batters he faced.
Dillon Gee allowed two runs on five hits in three innings as the Mets defeated an Atlanta Braves split-squad, 5-3, on Friday.
Johan Santana is a pitching superstar, and that swagger is very important to a franchise that has not had much to puff their chest out about lately.
Mike Pelfrey allowed four runs and six hits — including a solo home run to Austin Kearns and a RBI single to Hanley Ramirez - in 2 2-3 innings as the Marlins edged the Mets 5-4 win on Thursday.
Would Reyes have returned to the Mets for something less than the six-year, $106 million deal he signed with Miami?
