Mets Place Captain David Wright On 15-Day DL, Call Up Mike Baxter
David Wright is going on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring injury. Mike Baxter was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas.
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David Wright is going on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring injury. Mike Baxter was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas.
Eric Young Jr. homered with two outs in the 11th inning and the New York Mets overcame a blown lead to beat Kansas City 4-2 on Friday night, snapping the Royals' winning streak at nine.
The Mets are missing two key cogs in their bullpen, closer Bobby Parnell and setup man Josh Edgin, who are both out as New York opens a series against the Kansas City Royals.
No one is shedding a tear for A-Rod. Whether he misses 150 games or two seasons, engages himself in a long, bitter legal fight or finds himself with a Pete Rose-like lifetime ban, it doesn't matter. His reputation cannot be restored.
In the middle of the clubhouse stands Byrd, bat in hand, explaining the mechanics of a swing, with Josh Satin and Justin Turner listening intently. You want to know why Marlon Byrd is still a Met after 4 p.m. on July 31? That's why.
Baseball's trading deadline came and went without any movement from the Mets.
Jake Marisnick hit his first major league home run, Henderson Alvarez pitched into the eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Parnell knows he could be trade bait -- no matter how unlikely a deadline deal appears for the Mets.
Marlins reliever Chad Qualls took a tumble after escaping late trouble, but Miami stumbled in the 10th inning when John Buck hit a tiebreaking two-run single that lifted the New York Mets to a 4-2 win Tuesday night.
"We're not motivated to move anybody," a Mets official told the New York Post. "It's hard to go to people, they have to come to you. It's better to be asked to the prom than have to ask somebody."
Ike Davis had a go-ahead RBI double in a three-run seventh inning, Daniel Murphy drove in three runs, and the New York Mets snapped a five-game skid against the Miami Marlins with a 6-5 victory Monday night.
From 2010-2012, Bay hit .234 with 26 home runs in 288 games for New York. The veteran outfielder's contract was terminated by the Mets on November 7, 2012, a year before his four-year, $66 million deal was set to expire.
The Mets have lost three games in a row for the first time since the middle of June as they head to Miami to take on the Marlins.
Mets right-hander Carlos Torres gave up eight runs in the Mets' 14-1 loss to the Nationals.
Terry Collins' contract will expire at the end of the season. I'm not suggesting that Fred Wilpon should give him a four-year extension. But I'd like to see him finally have a chance with a team that's built to contend.
Dillon Gee surrendered three homers as the Nationals beat the New York Mets 4-1 on Sunday.
Ryan Zimmerman homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, lifting the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets for a doubleheader split.
Daniel Murphy homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs and Jenrry Mejia pitched seven innings in his season debut as the Mets defeated the Nationals, 11-0, Friday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
John Buck drove in three runs and Zack Wheeler beat the Atlanta Braves for the second time in seven major league starts, sending the New York Mets to a 7-4 victory Thursday.
"I saw his foot as I'm going for the base right there in the middle, and as I came down, I knew I didn't get any of the base. I knew I got all of his foot," a somber Young said.
Tim Hudson took a shutout into the eighth inning before getting spiked at first base and carted off the field during the Atlanta Braves' 8-2 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.
Why not attempt a bunt against the infield shift? Well, Davis tried it Tuesday at Citi Field. And he was booed -- relentlessly.
The Mets released Marcum on Tuesday after receiving confirmation that Marcum was unlikely to pitch again this season.
Carlos Torres pitched six impressive innings and had an RBI single, Ike Davis turned an angry crowd in his favor with a go-ahead double in a three-run sixth and the Mets beat the Braves 4-1 Tuesday.
The Mets' Twitter account posted, but then later removed, a tweet on Monday night that seemed to take a shot at injured Yankees Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.
