Nieuwenhuis making case to stay

After coming up on April 7 to take the place of Andres Torres in centerfield, Kirk Nieuwenhuis has made it be known-with the way he has played-he does not want to go back down to Buffalo. Nieuwenhuis has been scorching hot coming out of the gate and is now batting .371 for the season and [...]

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Kirk Nieuwenhuis is Mets’ best option for leading off

Terry Collins moved Captain Kirk to the leadoff spot on Wednesday against the Braves.  Kirk went 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base.  Those dividends and Kirk’s blistering .375 batting average are not things that we can expect day in and day out from him, but lacking a natural [...]

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