Continuing his rehab assignment last night for Triple-A Syracuse, Jed Lowrie went 3-for-4 with a home run and a walk. It was thought that Lowrie would return to the Mets yesterday, but the team decided to give him more time in Triple-A before activating him. In Lowrie’s previous 23 at-bats, he had just two hits. Lowrie will be the team’s primary third baseman once he returns, but it is...
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It was another hard luck loss for Jacob deGrom last night. Even though the Mets’ ace allowed just two runs in seven innings against the Padres, his effort wasn’t enough as the Mets’ offense was blanked 4-0 by San Diego’s rookie sensation, Chris Paddack. DeGrom matched zeros with Paddack until he surrendered a home run to Hunter Renfroe in the fifth inning. The only other run the reigning...
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Even though Jarred Kelenic, the key piece of the Edwin Diaz/Robinson Cano trade, is off to a torrid start for the Mariners’ Single-A affiliate with a .337/.434/.615 triple slash line in 27 games, and the Mets are slumping with a 16-18 record, the blockbuster deal between New York and Seattle shouldn’t be seen as a major blunder by General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen, at least not yet. It’s...
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The struggles continued Brandon Nimmo at the plate in yesterday’s 3-2 loss to the Brewers. The slumping outfielder went 0-for-3, dropping his triple slash line down to .194/.320/.320 in 123 plate appearances this season and extended his hitless streak to 25 At-bats. While Nimmo is known for his discipline and patience at the plate, Mets’ Manager Mickey Callaway believes that adopting a more...
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Major League pitchers typically aren’t threats to hit the longball. They are often automatic outs, and they rarely make opposing pitchers pay for their mistakes. But don’t tell that to Noah Syndergaard and the Mets’ starting rotation. With Syndergaard’s solo shot on Thursday afternoon, the Mets tied their franchise record for home runs in a season with four. Syndergaard crushed a pitch from...
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