Mets News and Morning Links - 3/12/2023

 


Good Morning. Happy Birthday Darryl StrawberryDave Williams, and Carlos Muniz. Mets lose to Nationals 10-7, Kodai Senga misses start with finger injury, and Lindor and McNeil play in the WBC.

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Box Score: Nationals 10 Mets 7 Brett Baty 3B 2 for 2, 1 run scored, 2 walks - hitting .458 this Spring; DJ Stewart LF 1 for 2, double, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored, 2 walks - .385 Spring avg.; Mark Vientos 1B 3 for 4, 2 RBIs, 1 K - .324 Spring avg.; John Curtiss 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks; T.J. McFarland 2 innings, 2 runs - both earned, 3 hits, 1 walk, 1 K; Zach Greene 1 inning, 2 runs - both earned, 2 hits, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Jose Chacin (L,0-2) 1 inning, 4 runs - all earned, 4 hits, 1 HR, 1 walk;

Yesterday's Mets Game notes: Mets play today at 1:10 PM Vs. Tampa BayCarlos Carrasco on the mound.  It was also announced previously that Brandon Nimmo is expected to make his Spring debut.  TV: WPIX, Channel 11 in NYC (Channel 45/15 in Albany, NY) Radio WCBS 880 in NYC (also available on the internet (link on sidebar of this site).

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NY Post: Kodai Senga scratched with finger discomfort as Mets injury woes grow "Kodai Senga was scratched from his Saturday start against the Nationals at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches due to 'discomfort at the base of his right index finger,' the club said."

SNY.TV: Mets Injury Tracker: Imaging shows tendinitis in Kodai Senga's right index finger; is day-to-day.

Mets.com: "For now, the Mets are calling it a day-to-day issue for Senga, though they haven’t determined when he might pitch again. 'I’ve gone through this with other players that are adjusting to a new baseball,'  general manager Billy Eppler said, referring to Japanese pitchers unaccustomed to the larger, slicker American balls. 'They squeeze it really tight. And if you just squeeze a baseball really tight, a lot of times, you’re not used to squeezing it that much with that much repetition.'"

Anthony DiComo Mets.com: "John Curtiss continued stating his case on Saturday that he belongs in the Mets’ bullpen. Pitching in place of injured starter Kodai Senga, Curtiss delivered another scoreless inning with two strikeouts against the Nationals. All told, Curtiss has struck out eight batters in four innings in Grapefruit League play."

Brian Joura Mets360.com: The amazing start of John Curtiss in Grapefruit League action. "In four appearances, Curtiss has thrown 39 pitches and only five of those went for a called ball...Curtiss has induced 18 swings-and-misses. Whiff% is defined as swinging strikes per swing. Curtiss has thrown five balls and has six called strikes so far in his four appearances. That leaves 28 pitches that batters have offered at and they’ve missed 18 times, for a 64.3 Whiff%." (Subscription required)

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Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.

Mets/Ex-Mets in the WBC:

USA 6 Great Britain 2 (Box Score) Jeff McNeil 2B 0 for 4; Adam Ottavino and Pete Alonso did not see action.

Puerto Rico 9 Nicaragua 1 (Box Score) Francisco Lindor SS 2 for 4, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 K; Marcus Stroman 4.2 innings, 1 run - earned, 2 hits, 1 HR, 2 Ks;

Venezuela 5 Dominican 1 (Box Score) Andres Gimenez SS 1 for 4; Eduardo Escobar did not play.

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New York Mets released Alay Soler on March 12, 2007.

New York Mets traded J.T. Ginn and Adam Oller to the Oakland Athletics for Chris Bassitt on March 12, 2022.

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The second exhibition season bench-clearing brawl this week occurs when a raging Mike Piazza charges the mound after being hit by a pitch thrown by Guillermo Mota, who makes it to the dugout without being caught. The incident may be a follow-up to a similar event last spring when a shoving match between the two players resulted when the Mets' All-Star catcher waited for Mota and grabbed the Dodger reliever by the jersey as he was coming off the field in the eighth inning of the game.


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