Terry Collins told reporters today in Port St. Lucie that third baseman David Wright has officially been named team captain. Wright, 30, will become the fourth team captain in Mets history, joining Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, and John Franco. He had a .306/.391/.492 slash line with 21 home runs and 15 stolen bases in 156 …
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“The Day After the Opener” News and Notes: Opening Day, Santana, Nieuwenhuis
Here are your news and notes for today: The Mets won yesterday, beating the Braves by a score of 1-0. Johan Santana was stellar in his first big league start in 19 months, tossing five scoreless while holding the Braves to just two hits. You can read recaps at Real Dirty Mets, ESPN New York, …
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Morning News and Notes for 2/26
Here is some news from regarding the Mets organization The Mets sent someone to watch former Devil Rays ace Scott Kazmir pitch.. He didn’t impress. Matt Harvey threw live BP yesterday and apparently impressed everyone, according to Anthony DiComo of Mets.com. He has received nothing but praise this spring for his mechanics and movement on …
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Keith’s emotional reaction to Carter’s death
Raw emotion right here… And also, here’s Darryl Strawberry’s interview from tonight’s Mets Hot Stove:
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Remembering “The Kid”: Hall of Fame video and speech
Here is the video made by the Hall of Fame for Carter’s induction: And here is his speech…
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Gary Carter passes away
Sorry I couldn’t post this earlier… Baseball lost a great man and a true hero to many Mets and Expos fans around the country today. Gary Carter lost his battle with stage 4 brain cancer today at the age of 57. Carter was diagnosed in May and had been making significant progress for a while, …
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