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The Mets (58-78) open up a seven-game homestand at Citi Field with a 1:10 p.m. game Monday against the Phillies (52-84). Who is starting today for the Mets? RHP Rafael Montero (3-9, 5.12 ERA), who is coming off the longest start of his big league career after throwing 8 1/3 scoreless innings against the Reds last week. In August, the right-hander was 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA and 1.56 WHIP over seven appearances (six starts). Montero allowed four runs on eight hits in a loss to the Phillies on July 2. Who is starting today for the Phillies? RHP Mark Leiter (2-4, 3.88 ERA), who yielded three runs on nine hits in a loss to the Braves in his last start on Wednesday. In five innings of relief against the Continue to Article

September 04, 2017 11:59:am EST

The Mets (58-78) open up a seven-game homestand at Citi Field with a 1:10 p.m. game Monday against the Phillies (52-84). Who is starting today for the Mets? RHP Rafael Montero (3-9, 5.12 ERA), who is coming off the longest start of his big league career after throwing 8 1/3 scoreless innings against the Reds last week. In August, the right-hander was 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA and 1.56 WHIP over seven appearances (six starts). Montero allowed four runs on eight hits in a loss to the Phillies on July 2. Who is starting today for the Phillies? RHP Mark Leiter (2-4, 3.88 ERA), who yielded three runs on nine hits in a loss to the Braves in his last start on Wednesday. In five innings of relief against the Continue to Article

September 04, 2017 11:59:am EST

New York Mets captain David Wright will undergo surgery to repair his right rotator cuff on Tuesday in New York City, the team announced. The Mets also announced that Michael Conforto will undergo surgery this week in Los Angeles to repair a tear in his posterior capsule in his left shoulder. T.J. Rivera will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow this week. Continue to Article

September 04, 2017 10:58:am EST

Tim Tebow is now a baseball player. Technically, the 30-year-old former quarterback has been an outfielder for the New York Mets for months, but the end of his first minor-league season makes the whole experiment feel more real. Tebow wrapped up his first year as a baseball player Sunday, going 0-for-3, with a walk and a strikeout, for the St. Lucie Mets. Continue to Article

September 03, 2017 8:02:pm EST

New York Mets prospect and former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow finished his first professional baseball season hitting .226 in 126 minor league games. Tebow, 30, has said that he plans to return to the Mets organization next season. Continue to Article

September 03, 2017 7:24:pm EST