Meet the Mets
In the televised Spring Subway Series, Freddy Peralta and the Mets defeated Ryan Weathers and the Yankees by the score of 10-4.
Freddy Peralta isn’t just an incredibly good pitcher, he’s also a pretty solid hang in the clubhouse.
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In International Met News, Juan Soto hit a mercy rule walk off home run for the Dominican Republic in the seventh inning of their win over the Netherlands.
Around the National League East
Coming off 186.2 innings of above average ball, starting pitcher Zack Littell and the Nationals came to terms on a one-year deal for a currently unknown amount of money.
Though serious enough to get him carted off the field, initial tests by the Braves on Joey Wentz haven’t showed any catastrophic injury to his leg.
For Justin Crawford and Don Mattingly, crossing paths on the Phillies is an encounter nearly 14 years in the making.
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Around Major League Baseball
In the World Baseball Classic, Japan defeated Australia, undefeated Cuba took down Columbia, Italy moved to 2-0 with a win over Great Britain, Israel beat Nicaragua, Panama edged out Canada, and Mexico absolutely pummeled Brazil.
Tonight, Paul Skenes and the United States will face off against equally-undefeated Mexico at 8:00 PM eastern on Fox.
Not only is World Baseball Classic glory up for grabs for the Central American countries, but Olympic dreams hinge on these games too.
Presenting the ultimate National Anthem Standoff: Logan Allen vs. Logan Allen.
Now 44 years old and playing for the same Cuban team he represented in the inaugural WBC in 2006, Alexei Ramirez just can’t quit baseball.
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It’s easy to say that you’re only going to make one start for Team USA, but for Tarik Skubal, actually committing to that is a bit harder.
The Texas Rangers moved Jordan Montgomery to the 60-day injured list and picked up Dairon Blanco off of waivers from the Royals.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 2013, Captain America hit a go-ahead grand slam to put the United States ahead of Team Italy.
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