Nationals' Travis Blankenhorn: Gets opportunity with Nats
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Blankenhorn and the Nationals agreed Wednesday to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to big-league spring training, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Blankenhorn has seen limited action in the big leagues over the past three seasons, logging 31 combined plate appearances between stops with the Twins and Mets. The 26-year-old corner infielder spent the majority of the 2022 campaign at Triple-A Syracuse, where he slashed .267/.342/.465 with 15 home runs and 10 stolen bases in 91 games.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Blankenhorn cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Blankenhorn appeared in just one major-league game prior to being designated for assignment Saturday, but he'll remain in the organization with the Triple-A club. Over 71 games in Syracuse this year, he's slashed .276/.340/.479 with 12 homers, 43 RBI, 38 runs and eight stolen bases.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Designated for assignment
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Blankenhorn was designated for assignment Saturday.
Blankenhorn joined the Mets' active roster Friday and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout during the loss to the Padres. However, he'll be cast off the 40-man roster after the Mets acquired Michael Perez from the Pirates on Saturday.
Blankenhorn had his contract selected by the Mets and will start Friday versus the Padres, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Blankenhorn will make his season debut with the Mets on Friday after he was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse on April 8. The 25-year-old produced a .174 average with one home run, four RBI and three runs over 23 at-bats in 23 games with the Mets last year. Blankenhorn will start at designated hitter and bat eighth against San Diego.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Blankenhorn cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Blankenhorn was designated for assignment by the Mets on Wednesday, but he'll remain in the organization as the minor-league season gets underway. He appeared in 48 games with Syracuse last year and hit .250 with eight homers, 27 RBI, 21 runs and three steals.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Cast off 40-man roster
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The Mets designated Blankenhorn for assignment Wednesday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
The move cleared a spot on the 40-man roster for newly-signed reliever John Curtiss (elbow), who was then transferred to the 60-day IL to reopen a 40-man spot for outfielder Travis Jankowski. Meanwhile, Blankenhorn's status with the organization is in limbo for the moment, as he'll first need to clear waivers before rejoining Triple-A Syracuse. The 25-year-old received 24 plate appearances with the big club in 2021, though most of his opportunities were without multiple established players due to injury and COVID-19-related absences.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Sent to Triple-A
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Blankenhorn was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Blankenhorn was promoted from Triple-A on Saturday and effectively served as the 29th man for the doubleheader, though he didn't appear in either contest. The 25-year-old has appeared in 23 games for the Mets this season and has a .174/.208/.391 slash line in 24 plate appearances.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Back in big leagues
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Blankenhorn was recalled by the Mets on Saturday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Blankenhorn has spent multiple brief stints on the big-league roster this season but has almost exclusively occupied a bench role. Just one of his 23 appearances this season has come as a starter. He's done little with his limited playing time to suggest he deserves a regular role, hitting .174/.208/.391 in 24 trips to the plate. He'll take the roster spot that had belonged to Brandon Nimmo, who landed on the injured list with a strained hamstring.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Sent to minors
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The Mets optioned Blankenhorn to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday.
Blankenhorn went 0-for-8 with a single in eight pinch-hit appearances after being recalled Aug. 13. It's unclear whether the utility player will get any more big-league opportunities this year. Francisco Lindor (oblique) was activated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Recalled by Mets
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Blankenhorn was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday.
Blankenhorn has been in the minors since late July, and he's slashed .227/.346/.409 with two home runs, two doubles, five runs and four RBI in 12 games at Triple-A Syracuse since then. He'll rejoin the major-league club as utility depth after Javier Baez (back) was placed on the 10-day injured list.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Optioned to Triple-A
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Blankenhorn was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
Blankenhorn struck out in both of his plate appearances since being recalled last Wednesday. With pitcher Jerad Eickhoff rejoining the 26-man roster to start Tuesday, Blankenhorn will return to Syracuse for the time being.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Returns to majors
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Blankenhorn was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.
Blankenhorn was sent down Monday, but he'll return to the major-league club after Robert Stock (hamstring) was placed on the 10-day injured list as part of a corresponding move. The 24-year-old has hit .231 with a home run, two doubles, four RBI and three runs in 13 games this season and should fill a depth role for the Mets going forward.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Sent to minors
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Blankenhorn was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Blankenhorn was recalled on Saturday and appeared in both weekend games against the Pirates, grabbing an RBI double and a three-run homer in his two pinch-hit appearances. His reward for that success is a return trip to the minors, with the Mets adding a pair of relievers (Stephen Nogosek and Anthony Banda) in a corresponding move.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Homers as pinch hitter
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Blankenhorn hit a three-run home run in his only at-bat in Sunday's 7-6 win over Pittsburgh.
The 24-year-old pinch hit for pitcher Drew Smith in the fourth inning and delivered a three-run shot to get the Mets back in the contest. Blankenhorn has seen only 14 plate appearances this season, and he's provided a homer, four RBI, two doubles and three runs scored. He'll likely continue to serve in a bench role while Francisco Lindor (oblique) is on the injured list.
Blankenhorn was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.
He takes the roster spot of Francisco Lindor, who was placed on the injured list with an oblique strain. Blankenhorn is on his fourth team of the year and was hitting .270/.429/.676 in 13 games with Syracuse. He has one hit in 12 plate appearances in the majors this year. Look for him to assume a bench infielder role in the short term.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Returns to minors
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Blankenhorn was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday.
Blankenhorn spent the past week in the majors and went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in five appearances. He'll return to Triple-A, where he has a .269/.371/.538 slash line with four homers, 18 RBI and two steals in 16 games.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Recalled by Mets
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Blankenhorn was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday.
Blankenhorn was sent to Triple-A Syracuse on June 11, and he hit .389 with three homers, a double, 13 RBI, six runs and two stolen bases across seven games during his most recent stint in the minors. He'll now return to the major-league club after Jonathan Villar (calf) was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move, but Blankenhorn should mainly serve in a depth role.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Optioned to Triple-A
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Blankenhorn was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Blankenhorn was claimed off waivers from the Mariners at the start of June and spent 10 days on the active roster, but he started just a single game. He'll retreat to the minors for now, with Luis Guillorme (oblique) returning from the injured list in a corresponding move.
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Mets' Travis Blankenhorn: Claimed by Mets
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Blankenhorn was claimed off waivers by the Mets from the Mariners on Tuesday and added to the team's 26-man roster ahead of the evening's game against Arizona.
This will mark Blankenhorn's fourth club already this season, as he previously latched on with the Dodgers and Mariners after starting the season with the Twins. He'll now have the opportunity to join New York's major-league roster for the time being. Wilfredo Tovar was designated for assignment in a corresponding roster move.
