MILWAUKEE (AP) — Right shoulder tightness might be a reason behind New York Mets reliever AJ Ramos' recent struggles.Ramos traveled back to New York on Sunday to be seen by a doctor. The right-hander told the club about the tightness after allowing three runs and three hits while getting just two outs in a 17-6 loss Saturday to the Milwaukee Brewers, assistant general manager John Ricco said.Ramos has given up eight runs in his last 4 2/3 innings. He also walked consecutive batters in a 4-3 loss to Milwaukee in 10 innings on Friday, skipping a 3-1 fastball into the dirt to force in the winning run."He's struggling throwing the ball where he (wants) to, that's the first sign something's going on with somebody. We were wondering if that might be the case," manager Mickey Callaway said.A former All-Star acquired at the trade deadline last year from the Miami Marlins, Ramos was expected to play a key role again in the back end of the Mets' bullpen.Instead, his struggles have contributed to... [More]

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Tim Tebow was reassigned by the New York Mets to their minor league camp on Tuesday after he went 0 for 4 with four strikeouts in an exhibition against the Houston Astros.The former NFL quarterback and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner hit .056 (1 for 18) with 11 strikeouts in seven big league exhibition games. The 30-year-old, who is not on the Mets' 40-man roster, has been hampered by a left ankle sprain."I'll just continue to work in all the areas we've been working and making progress. That's really the focus — to continue the process and the journey and keep working," Tebow said to reporters following the game.Tebow's only hit was a hard single to center off Washington's Erick Fedde on March 2. He has been used solely as a designated hitter or pinch hitter because of the injury."The ankle was kind of disappointing. I got to put in a lot of good work and feel like I'm improving. It's getting there," Tebow said.Earlier in spring training, Mets general manager Sandy... [More]

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Tim Tebow was reassigned by the New York Mets to their minor league camp on Tuesday after he went 0 for 4 with four strikeouts in an exhibition against the Houston Astros.The former NFL quarterback and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner hit .056 (1 for 18) with 11 strikeouts in seven big league exhibition games. The 30-year-old, who is not on the Mets' 40-man roster, has been hampered by a left ankle sprain."I'll just continue to work in all the areas we've been working and making progress. That's really the focus — to continue the process and the journey and keep working," Tebow said to reporters following the game.Tebow's only hit was a hard single to center off Washington's Erick Fedde on March 2. He has been used solely as a designated hitter or pinch hitter because of the injury."The ankle was kind of disappointing. I got to put in a lot of good work and feel like I'm improving. It's getting there," Tebow said.Earlier in spring training, Mets general manager Sandy... [More]

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Tim Tebow was reassigned by the New York Mets to their minor league camp after he went 0 for 4 with four strikeouts in an exhibition against the Houston Astros.The former NFL quarterback and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner hit .056 (1 for 18) with 11 strikeouts in seven big league exhibition games. The 30-year-old, who is not on the Mets' 40-man roster, has been hampered by a left ankle sprain.Tebow's only hit was a hard single to center off Washington's Erick Fedde on March 2. He has been used solely as a designated hitter or pinch hitter.Tebow, an outfielder, can appear in games for New York but would have to be brought over from the minor league side.New York also reassigned right-hander Kevin McGowan to the minor league camp on Tuesday and optioned right-handers Gerson Bautista, Marcos Molina, Jamie Callahan and Corey Oswalt to minor league affiliates.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball