Starling Marte had a chance when he came up as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning with a runner on third base but he grounded out. He had another chance in the 10th inning and delivered the game-winning hit, sending the Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Nationals. With the Braves’ loss – losing [...]
Sometimes prospects arrive with great fanfare and after a long time of fanbases pleading with their team to call the player up. Other times, necessity forces a team’s hand to call up a heralded prospect. The matter of the Mets calling up Luisangel Acuna from Triple-A Syracuse to make his Major League debut over the [...]