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Nieuwenhuis, Mazzilli to Represent LI Ducks at Atlantic League All-Star Game

Nieuwenhuis, Mazzilli to Represent LI Ducks at Atlantic League All-Star Game

By Jerry Del Priore

Former Met, current LI Duck Kirk Nieuwenhuis makes Atlantic League All-Star team.

On Wednesday, July 10, two former New York Mets organizational players — outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis and infielder L.J. Mazzilli — will represent the Long Island Ducks on the Liberty Division’s roster at the independent Atlantic League All-Star game at PeoplesBank Park, home of the York…

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Former Brooklyn Cyclones Off to Solid Stars with Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Former Brooklyn Cyclones Off to Solid Stars with Binghamton Rumble Ponies

By Jerry Del Priore

With the baseball season in full swing, there are several ex-Brooklyn Cyclones playing well at the onset of the season for the New York Mets’ Double-A affiliate, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Eastern League.

Here is a look at four such players:

Matt Oberste with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

Matt Oberste

A seventh-round pick of the Mets in the 2013 MLB amateur draft,…

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Mets prospects L.J. Mazzilli suspended 50 games for violating drug policy

Mets prospects L.J. Mazzilli suspended 50 games for violating drug policy

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New York Mets prospect L.J. Mazzilli has been suspended for 50 games for violating Major League Baseball’s drug policy. This is Mazzilli’s second violation of the policy.

The suspension, which was violated by a drug of abuse, will be without pay. The positive test also violated terms of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, according to a statement from the…

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Mets' prospect L.J. Mazzilli suspended for violating MiLB drug policy

Mets’ prospect L.J. Mazzilli suspended for violating MiLB drug policy

Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that New York Mets’ prospect L.J. Mazzilli, son of former Major League All-Star, coach and manager Lee Mazzilli, has been suspended 50 games without pay for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

It was Mazzilli’s second positive test for a drug of abuse. The substance he tested positive for has not been released.  For more on…

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