Jon Niese

Jon was selected by the Mets in the 7th round (209th overall) of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. He was drafted out of Defiance High School in Ohio. The Mets were able to sign him early in July and sent him off to the Gulf Coast League affiliate in Port St. Lucie, Fla. In 2006, he was assigned to Hagerstown. He reached Triple-A after a strong performance in the Eastern League in 2008.

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Mets Drop Road Finale to Phils, 11-0

by Ed Tsunoda on April 8, 2011

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The Mets were stymied by Roy Halladay and jon Niese couldn’t keep pace, as the Mets dropped their season opening road trip finale to the Phils, and finished the swing 3-3. The Mets reurn home for their home opener against the Nationals friday afternoon. BOX SCORE

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Mets Win Game 2, Even Series

by Ed Tsunoda on April 3, 2011

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David Wright was 3-5 including a home run and a game winning single in the tenth inning, and Jon Niese pitched 7 innings of 4 hit, 2 run baseball as the Mets took game two from the Marlins. Ike Davis had two hits and an RBI, and Willie Harris put the icing on with a [...]

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Glass Half-Full: Mets 2011 Rotation

December 21, 2010 Dillon Gee
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Christopher Howland over at bleacherreport.com has an optimistic look at the Mets rotation for 2011, refusing to buy in to the doom and gloom of Mets fans and media in the wake of the Cliff lee signing. “The world is not over! The season hasn’t even begun yet! It’s only December! For my own piece [...]

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Jon Niese

December 15, 2010 Jon Niese

Jon was selected by the Mets in the 7th round (209th overall) of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. He was drafted out of Defiance High School in Ohio. The Mets were able to sign him early in July and sent him off to the Gulf Coast League affiliate in Port St. Lucie, Fla. In 2006, he was assigned to Hagerstown. He reached Triple-A after a strong performance in the Eastern League in 2008.

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