Ruben Tejada

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• Yankees vs. Mets a surprising comparison

  under the .650 line: first base (.462), shortstop (.529), center field (.592) and right field (.627). Step right up Ike Davis, Ruben Tejada, Marlon Byrd, Collin Cowgill and Jordany Valdespin.The Yankees, by contrast, have just two positions under the .650   Read more »

• Ruben Tejada has a short memory when it comes to errors

  the shortstop reset his feet, then unleashed a powerful throw that easily beat the Nationals' Kurt Suzuki to first base. Ruben Tejada jogged off the field, but not before reliever Brandon Lyon greeted him with a high-five Sunday afternoon, a reward for a job   Read more »

• Justin Turner and Ruben Tejada both produce

  things worked out pretty well for the Mets Saturday, despite their 7-6 loss to the Nationals.Because shortstop Ruben Tejada turned an ankle in the seventh inning Friday night, when Daniel Murphy 's bad throw caused him to tangle with Washington runner Chad   Read more »

• Mets suffer bitter loss in bitter cold, drop both ends of doubleheader

  it all back with the kind of sloppy defense that also cost them in an earlier 8-4 loss in the first game of a doubleheader.Ruben Tejada made a critical throwing error at shortstop and Mike Baxter butchered a ball in leftfield, key miscues that put the Mets   Read more »

• Marlon Byrd walk-off single gives Mets win over Marlins

  Byrd's fifth career walk-off hit was his first since 2008, and it capped a one-out rally off Marlins closer Steve Cishek. Ruben Tejada was hit by a pitch and pinch-hitter Kirk Nieuwenhuis singled before Byrd grounded his game-winning hit just inside the third-base   Read more »

Around the web

• Matt Harvey dinged up against Cincinnati

  charged to Matt Harvey Friday changed to an unearned run. Harvey allowed one run on an infield single and then shortstop Ruben Tejada had a throwing error, after which another run came around to score. The Mets contend that the second run should be unearned,   from CBS Sports Read more »

• Phillips' strange double lifts Reds over Mets 7-4

  hit with a diving grab at shortstop. Duda also lined out to end the inning and Latos took that 2-1 lead into the fifth, when Ruben Tejada hit a leadoff double and advanced on Harvey's sacrifice bunt. Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to shallow right, and Tejada   from Beaumont Enterprise Read more »

• Tejada's Batting Slump

  of first baseman Ike Davis have overshadowed the fact that there is another Met performing almost as poorly. Shortstop Ruben Tejada entered Tuesday with a .213 batting average, raising concerns in the organization. Tejada hit .289 last season by hitting mostly   from Wall Street Journal Read more »

• Report: Mets Have Discussed Demoting Ike Davis, Ruben Tejada, Jordany Valdespin

  – Ike Davis might not be the only Met in danger of being demoted. According to the New York Daily News, shortstop Ruben Tejada and outfielder Jordany Valdespin aren’t exactly on safe ground. “According to team sources, the Mets have discussed demoting all   from CBS New York Read more »

• Tracking Matt Harvey's Season: Start #9

  out, Alfonso Soriano hit an infield single to plate the first run, but the second only came around to score on the play because Ruben Tejada's bounced throw to first base couldn't be handled by Ike Davis. Both runs were charged as earned runs, though the Mets   from Amazin' Avenue Read more »