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Going into the 2018 season, the Mets have a lot of holes to fill. And with David Wright's absence presumed to be permanent, one of the biggest is at third base. Unfortunately, the position player market is paper thin, and third base may be the worst spot of all. One of the few pending free agent third basemen having an above average year is Mike Moustakas, but does he make sense for the Mets? On the positive side, Moustakas is having a strong offensive year with an .854 OPS -- 11th-best among MLB third basemen, and 35 home runs -- by far the most of his career. This marks the third consecutive year he has put up above average numbers, and though his on base percentage is mediocre, his strikeout Continue to Article

September 02, 2017 9:00:am EST

US President Donald Trump heads to Texas Saturday to assess conditions in the storm-ravaged state as residents of Houston and other cities were returning home to face the grim, possibly years-long task of rebuilding. One week after Harvey blasted into southeast Texas as a Category Four hurricane, rescuers were still searching by air and by boat for people trapped in flooded homes. A fresh blaze broke out Friday evening at a chemical plant in Crosby, northeast of Houston, sending a giant plume of thick black smoke billowing into the sky. Continue to Article

September 02, 2017 3:58:am EST

The Houston Astros play their first game at Minute Maid Park since Hurricane Harvey caused massive flooding. There will be a moment of silence before the Astros host the New York Mets in the opener of a day-night doubleheader, and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is set to throw out the first ball. The Astros have donated 5,000 tickets to each of the three games this weekend, to be donated to city shelters, first responders and volunteers. Continue to Article

September 02, 2017 2:37:am EST

A look at what's happening all around the majors Saturday: --- HOMECOMING The Houston Astros play their first game at Minute Maid Park since Hurricane Harvey caused massive flooding. The AL West leaders had a home series earlier this week against Texas Continue to Article

September 01, 2017 11:24:pm EST

To tell a story like this is to put a face on it, the one that stands for them all. Reid Ryan, president of the Houston Astros, held out his arms, shook his head. Life inside the downtown Houston convention center pattered at a controlled chaos Friday afternoon, a city within a city, the faces bewildered and hopeful and plain tired. Continue to Article

September 01, 2017 8:38:pm EST

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