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San Francisco Chronicle
17 hours ago
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- San Francisco Chronicle
Griffin Canning placed on the injured list by Mets after surgery to repair ruptured Achilles tendon
PITTSBURGH (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning had surgery on Friday to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon and will miss the remainder of the season and possibly part of 2026. Canning was injured during Thursday night's 4-0 win over Atlanta while coming off the mound to field a grounder. Signed to a $4.25 million, one-year contract as a free agent in the offseason, the 29-year-old right-hander was 7-3 with a 3.77 ERA in 16 starts as he bolstered an injury-depleted rotation. Canning has had a turnaround season. Last year, with the Los Angeles Angels, he went 6-13 with a 5.19 ERA in 32 games. 'He is a guy that had a hard year last year and put in a lot of work in the offseason,' Mendoza said. 'We signed him, and he was very open to the information and the feedback and everything we had to offer. And for him to not just take the information but actually going out there and executing and having the year that he had, he was pretty consistent for us.' Third baseman Mark Vientos was reinstated from the 10-day injured list before Friday's series opener at Pittsburgh, left-handed reliever Colin Poche's contract was selected from Triple-A Syracuse and right-hander Blake Tidwell was recalled from Triple-A. Right-hander Austin Warren and infielder Jared Young were optioned to Triple-A. Tidwell will take Canning's place in the rotation for at least one turn. The rookie is expected to start next Wednesday in Milwaukee, though Mendoza would not commit to the 24-year-old beyond that start. Tidwell made his major-league debut on May 4 and went 0-1 with a 9.82 ERA in two starts. He pitched in 13 games with Syracuse and had a 4-4 record and 4.76 ERA. Vientos had been out since June 3 with a right hamstring strain. He is hitting .230 with six home runs in 51 games after belting 27 home runs last season and five more in the postseason as the Mets reached the National League Championship Series before losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brent Baty had been getting most of the starts at third base while Vientos was sidelined. The Mets also decided to keep infielder Ronny Mauricio, a rookie hitting .226 with three homers in 18 games. Mauricio is ranked as the Mets' fourth-best prospect by Baseball America. 'Mauricio can provide some versatility, and I like the way he has been playing for us of late,' Mendoza said. 'We feel there are going to be enough at-bats for him here to keep him on the roster.' Poche, 31, began the season with Washington but was released on May 5 after having an 11.42 ERA in 13 relief appearances. The Mets signed him two days later, and his ERA was 7.11 in 12 games at Syracuse. ___
Fox Sports
17 hours ago
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- Fox Sports
Griffin Canning placed on the injured list by Mets after surgery to repair ruptured Achilles tendon
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning had surgery on Friday to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon and will miss the remainder of the season and possibly part of 2026. Canning was injured during Thursday night's 4-0 win over Atlanta while coming off the mound to field a grounder. Signed to a $4.25 million, one-year contract as a free agent in the offseason, the 29-year-old right-hander was 7-3 with a 3.77 ERA in 16 starts as he bolstered an injury-depleted rotation. Canning has had a turnaround season. Last year, with the Los Angeles Angels, he went 6-13 with a 5.19 ERA in 32 games. 'He is a guy that had a hard year last year and put in a lot of work in the offseason,' Mendoza said. 'We signed him, and he was very open to the information and the feedback and everything we had to offer. And for him to not just take the information but actually going out there and executing and having the year that he had, he was pretty consistent for us.' Third baseman Mark Vientos was reinstated from the 10-day injured list before Friday's series opener at Pittsburgh, left-handed reliever Colin Poche's contract was selected from Triple-A Syracuse and right-hander Blake Tidwell was recalled from Triple-A. Right-hander Austin Warren and infielder Jared Young were optioned to Triple-A. Tidwell will take Canning's place in the rotation for at least one turn. The rookie is expected to start next Wednesday in Milwaukee, though Mendoza would not commit to the 24-year-old beyond that start. Tidwell made his major-league debut on May 4 and went 0-1 with a 9.82 ERA in two starts. He pitched in 13 games with Syracuse and had a 4-4 record and 4.76 ERA. Vientos had been out since June 3 with a right hamstring strain. He is hitting .230 with six home runs in 51 games after belting 27 home runs last season and five more in the postseason as the Mets reached the National League Championship Series before losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brent Baty had been getting most of the starts at third base while Vientos was sidelined. The Mets also decided to keep infielder Ronny Mauricio, a rookie hitting .226 with three homers in 18 games. Mauricio is ranked as the Mets' fourth-best prospect by Baseball America. 'Mauricio can provide some versatility, and I like the way he has been playing for us of late,' Mendoza said. 'We feel there are going to be enough at-bats for him here to keep him on the roster.' Poche, 31, began the season with Washington but was released on May 5 after having an 11.42 ERA in 13 relief appearances. The Mets signed him two days later, and his ERA was 7.11 in 12 games at Syracuse. Left-hander Richard Lovelady declined his outright assignment to Triple-A and became a free agent. Outfielder José Azócar accepted his assignment to Syracuse after clearing waivers. ___ AP MLB: recommended
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Mets top prospect is on a tear and keeps knocking on MLB's door
Expectations can feel like chains. For the New York Mets, those chains are made of missed opportunities and almost-moments. With a 108 wRC+, the Mets offense ranks in the league's top ten, a respectable place statistically. But respectability isn't what fans were promised. Advertisement This was supposed to be a juggernaut — a lineup that instilled fear, not just mild concern. And yet, something's missing. They're producing, sure, but not with the power or persistence needed to turn good into great, or great into unforgettable. Mets hitters have dazzled at times. There have been flashes, firework innings, brief streaks that made fans believe again. But like a match struck in the wind, the fire never quite catches. The light fades. And it keeps happening. The offense has been just solid enough to obscure its flaws but not potent enough to erase them. This team doesn't lack talent. What it lacks is a consistent force — someone to stir the pot, to kick the door open. Advertisement And there's someone banging on that door from Syracuse, bat in hand, with numbers that demand attention. MLB: Spring Training-Tampa Bay Rays at New York Mets Ronny Mauricio is mashing and making noise in Triple-A If baseball had a comeback player of the week award, Ronny Mauricio would win it by a landslide — maybe even two. Back from a torn ACL that wiped out the end of 2023 and all of his 2024, he's not just healthy. He's roaring. Since rejoining Triple-A Syracuse, Mauricio has slashed an astonishing .560/.586/.960 with three home runs in just seven games. He's not just hitting — he's punishing pitchers. He's been on base 17 times in 29 plate appearances. That's video game stuff. Advertisement Mike Mayer of X (formerly Twitter) captured it succinctly: 'Ronny Mauricio has homered again. He's been on base three times…' He's doing all this with stolen bases, runs scored, RBIs, and a confident swagger that says, 'I'm ready.' This is the Mauricio the Mets once saw as their future: a switch-hitting infielder with 20-20 upside and a rocket arm. That potential got derailed by injury, and his 2023 MLB cameo — where he hit just .248 with a 79 wRC+ — felt underwhelming. But context matters. He was still learning the league, learning his role — and learning to trust his knee again. Now? He's trusted it. He's tested it. And every swing, every sprint, every celebration tells us: the knee is fine. Credit: Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports He's more than depth — he might be the spark the Mets need Depth is nice, but fire is better. The Mets have plenty of the former. They need the latter. Advertisement Mauricio isn't just another utility piece or a future asset. He's a right-now solution for a right-now team. Think of the Mets offense like a stalled engine. It sputters, hums briefly, then goes quiet. Mauricio might be the jumper cable. He brings youth, energy, and hunger — the kind that's hard to quantify but impossible to ignore when it hits the field. Is it a risk to promote him again so soon? Sure. But stagnation is a bigger risk than trusting a hungry, high-upside talent. Ronny Mauricio was once a can't-miss prospect. Maybe the only thing that's changed is the timing. And maybe, just maybe, that time is now. Popular reading: Mets badly need superstar outfielder to break out of ugly slump
Yahoo
5 days ago
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Yankees place Ryan Yarbrough on IL, call up Allan Winans from Triple-A to start vs. Reds
The New York Yankees announced that pitcher Allan Winans has been called up from Triple-A to start Monday's game versus the Cincinnati Reds. Winans, 29, has been impressive in 11 appearances (nine starts) for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, compiling an 0.90 ERA and 7-0 record with 59 strikeouts in 50 innings. The Yankees invited him to spring training after two seasons with the Atlanta Braves and he nearly won a rotation spot before being assigned to Triple-A. Advertisement The Yankees are hoping Winans provides some stability to their starting rotation, at least in the short term, after the team placed Ryan Yarbrough on the 15-day injured list with a right oblique strain. Prior to the injury, Yarbrough made 16 appearances (eight starts) for the Yankees, posting a 3.90 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 55 1/3 innings. Home runs have been an issue for him this season with 10 allowed thus far. Soreness was a concern during his past two starts, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone. 'After his last start, he was pretty sore the next day," Boone told reporters on Sunday, via the Associated Press. "Then before he was getting ready to throw his side the other day felt like couldn't quite do it.' Yarbrough became the latest Yankees starting pitcher to go on the IL, joining Gerrit Cole (out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery), Luis Gil (lat strain) and Marcus Stroman (left knee inflammation). Advertisement Stroman is expected to rejoin the Yankees' rotation next week, pending the results of his third minor-league rehab start on Tuesday. Winans will become the eighth starter to pitch for the Yankees this season, which is as many as the team used last year. "He's been tremendous. To be this deep in the season as a starting pitcher, have sub-1 (ERA), it's been really, really excellent,' Boone told reporters. 'So, hopefully, he brings some of that up here with us tomorrow.' Winans was a 17th-round draft pick by the New York Mets in 2018 out of Campbell University in North Carolina. After three seasons with the Mets, the Braves selected him in the Rule 5 Draft. He made eight starts for Atlanta during the past two seasons, collecting a 7.20 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 40 innings. Going into Monday's game, the Yankees are 45-32 with a 2.5-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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Yankees place Ryan Yarbrough on IL, call up Allen Winans from Triple-A to start vs. Reds
The New York Yankees announced that pitcher Allen Winans has been called up from Triple-A to start Monday's game versus the Cincinnati Reds. Winans, 29, has been impressive in 11 appearances (nine starts) for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, compiling an 0.90 ERA and 7-0 record with 59 strikeouts in 50 innings. The Yankees invited him to spring training after two seasons with the Atlanta Braves and he nearly won a rotation spot before being assigned to Triple-A. Advertisement The Yankees are hoping Winans provides some stability to their starting rotation, at least in the short term, after the team placed Ryan Yarbrough on the 15-day injured list with a right oblique strain. Prior to the injury, Yarbrough made 16 appearances (eight starts) for the Yankees, posting a 3.90 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 55 1/3 innings. Home runs have been an issue for him this season with 10 allowed thus far. Soreness was a concern during his past two starts, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone. 'After his last start, he was pretty sore the next day," Boone told reporters on Sunday, via the Associated Press. "Then before he was getting ready to throw his side the other day felt like couldn't quite do it.' Yarbrough became the latest Yankees starting pitcher to go on the IL, joining Gerrit Cole (out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery), Luis Gil (lat strain) and Marcus Stroman (left knee inflammation). Advertisement Stroman is expected to rejoin the Yankees' rotation next week, pending the results of his third minor-league rehab start on Tuesday. Winans will become the eighth starter to pitch for the Yankees this season, which is as many as the team used last year. "He's been tremendous. To be this deep in the season as a starting pitcher, have sub-1 (ERA), it's been really, really excellent,' Boone told reporters. 'So, hopefully, he brings some of that up here with us tomorrow.' Winans was a 17th-round draft pick by the New York Mets in 2018 out of Campbell University in North Carolina. After three seasons with the Mets, the Braves selected him in the Rule 5 Draft. He made eight starts for Atlanta during the past two seasons, collecting a 7.20 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 40 innings. Going into Monday's game, the Yankees are 45-32 with a 2.5-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East.
