#How Mets are coping with this COVID-19 layoff

#How Mets are coping with this COVID-19 layoff

“#How Mets are coping with this COVID-19 layoff” There isn’t a silver lining. Luis Rojas was presented the question in multiple forms Saturday, but the Mets manager couldn’t find much good to come from the four-day layoff in which his team was entrenched after MLB postponed the opening series in Washington for safety reasons, with…

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#Mets’ wait to play is so very ‘weird’

#Mets’ wait to play is so very ‘weird’

“#Mets’ wait to play is so very ‘weird’” WASHINGTON — If the term “chillax” didn’t already exist, a clever writer (not me, in other words) would’ve coined it Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park while watching the Mets. For while 28 other major league teams played games that count, and as the Nationals worked to get…

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#Mets’ fifth starter battle starting to come into focus

#Mets’ fifth starter battle starting to come into focus

“#Mets’ fifth starter battle starting to come into focus” JUPITER, Fla. — The battle for the fifth spot in the Mets rotation narrowed Wednesday, with two candidates removed from the competition. Jordan Yamamoto and Corey Oswalt both departed major league camp, ending their candidacies to begin the season. Yamamoto was optioned to the Triple-A roster,…

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#Mets ‘excited’ to see Pete Alonso walk three times

#Mets ‘excited’ to see Pete Alonso walk three times

“#Mets ‘excited’ to see Pete Alonso walk three times” PORT ST. LUCIE — Pete Alonso’s more disciplined plate approach this spring was evident Tuesday, when he kept Cardinals pitchers working. The slugging first baseman walked three times in the Mets’ 5-3 victory at Clover Park, continuing his solid start in the Grapefruit League. In his…

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#Luis Rojas watched these Mets pitchers from unusual spot

#Luis Rojas watched these Mets pitchers from unusual spot

“#Luis Rojas watched these Mets pitchers from unusual spot” PORT ST. LUCIE — From beyond the center-field fence at Clover Park, Marcus Stroman and Jeurys Familia looked just fine. Mets manager Luis Rojas watched from that angle as both pitchers threw live batting practice Thursday, so he could get a better idea about the movement…

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#Noah Syndergaard’s rehab progress wows Luis Rojas

#Noah Syndergaard’s rehab progress wows Luis Rojas

“#Noah Syndergaard’s rehab progress wows Luis Rojas” PORT ST. LUCIE — Noah Syndergaard already has been placed on the 60-day injured list to begin the season, but the energy he’s showing at the Mets’ spring training complex is that of somebody ready to roll. On Wednesday, the right-hander — who is rehabbing from Tommy John…

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#Taijuan Walker throws first bullpen session as a Met

#Taijuan Walker throws first bullpen session as a Met

“#Taijuan Walker throws first bullpen session as a Met” Observations from Wednesday’s Mets workout: Off the mound Taijuan Walker — hard to miss wearing No. 99 — threw his first bullpen session since joining the Mets. The right-hander signed a two-year deal worth $20 million last weekend. Run it Baserunning was a primary focus of…

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#Mets’ fundamental problem never seems to change: Sherman

#Mets’ fundamental problem never seems to change: Sherman

“#Mets’ fundamental problem never seems to change: Sherman” A five-day quarantine was required before stepping foot into this spring training. Face masks and tracking devices must be worn by personnel at all times at the club facility. Exhibition games can be shortened upon request to, at times, five or seven innings. This is not Connie…

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