Kodai Senga set for rehab start with eyes on joining Mets in playoffs
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Kodai Senga set for rehab start with eyes on joining Mets in playoffs

Kodai Senga wants to be pitching in a game this weekend.  Though it would just be a minor league rehab game with Triple-A Syracuse, he hopes it leads to getting back onto the Mets staff in some role in time for the postseason.  “That’s what I’m aiming towards,” Senga said…

Pete Alonso addresses Mets during impromptu team meeting after Francisco Lindor injury
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Pete Alonso addresses Mets during impromptu team meeting after Francisco Lindor injury

Knowing Francisco Lindor would be missing a few days due to a back ailment — and who knows truly how much in all? — David Stearns and Carlos Mendoza called an impromptu team meeting before Monday night’s series opener with their most vital player out for these most critical of…

Steve Cohen stops trading for Point72 hedge fund: report
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Steve Cohen stops trading for Point72 hedge fund: report

Steve Cohen, billionaire and founder of hedge fund Point72 Asset Management, has stepped away from the trading floor and will focus on driving the firm’s growth, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. Cohen, who remains as the hedge fund’s co-chief investment officer along with Harry Schwefel, will invest his time in mentoring and…

What Zack Wheeler had to say about possibility of facing Mets in playoffs
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What Zack Wheeler had to say about possibility of facing Mets in playoffs

PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler is having arguably the best season of his decade-long career and he’s doing it for a Phillies team that is looking to make its third straight postseason appearance. Asked if a potential playoff matchup against his former team would make October even sweeter, Wheeler said his…

Mets’ homers support Jose Quintana in key win over Phillies
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Mets’ homers support Jose Quintana in key win over Phillies

PHILADELPHIA — Jose Quintana turned the Citizens Bank bandbox into his personal sandbox Friday night with maybe the defining performance of his two-year Mets career.  Fortunate early that several hard-hit balls were in just the right spots, the left-hander survived and pitched to weaker contact as the game progressed. He…