The Mets have come a long way since their 0-5 start to the season. They’ve won eight of their last 11 games, beating scorching-hot teams in the Reds, Braves, Royals, and Pirates. The 6-3 win against the Pirates came on Monday night, with the Mets coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the bottom of the sixth and delivering a knockout punch in the eighth inning. The knockout punch in the eighth...
Good morning, Mets fans! In their series opener against the Pirates, the Mets erased a 3-0 deficit with a three-run sixth inning, capped by a pinch-hit RBI double by DJ Stewart. In the eighth inning, Harrison Bader drilled a two-run double off Aroldis Chapman, and Edwin Díaz tossed a scoreless ninth inning to secure a 6-3 victory, bringing the Mets to the .500 mark for the first time this...
It seems like a decade since the Mets were 0-5. The team couldn’t buy a win, losing in every way imaginable, even prompting broadcaster Gary Cohen to say the term “rock bottom” in April. Now, the team is alive and well. The Mets are 7-3 since their dreadful start, taking series from the Reds, Braves, and Royals, and on Monday night won their eighth win in eleven tries. A...
Monday, April 15, 2024 • 7:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Martín Pérez (1-0, 1.89) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (0-1, 5.40) SNY The Mets are rolling! With Sunday’s win over the Royals, the Mets have won three consecutive series and seven of their last ten games. The schedule for the Mets has been unforgiving to start the year, as many of the teams they’ve faced have overperformed and are rolling...
MLB announced Monday that Pete Alonso earned National League Player of the Week honors. It’s the fourth time in his career he’s earned the achievement. The Polar Bear hit .429/556/1.603 last week and smashed four homers and seven RBIs. Colton Cowser of the Orioles took home the honors for the American League. It’s noteworthy for Alonso and the Mets, as Pete began the year on a...
After an impressive series victory against the Royals, the New York Mets (7-8) will host the Pittsburgh Pirates (11-5) for a three-game series. Despite getting off to a horrific start, the Mets have picked it up as of late. They have won each of their last three sets against worthy opponents. Most recently, they just won two out of three games against the Royals in front of an energetic home...
Finally, Dwight Gooden had his day. The Mets retired his uniform number 16 yesterday at a pre-game ceremony attended by many of his old teammates, including Darryl Strawberry, Jesse Orosco, Mookie Wilson, Howard Johnson and Rafael Santana. His nephew Gary Sheffield, who never played with Gooden, but finished his career with the Mets, was on hand too. His speech started strong, hit a few rough...
The Mets played a much-improved brand of baseball this past week, and after an 0-5 start to the season, they now sit with a 7-8 record on the season. The offense took a huge step forward after struggling mightily to begin the year, headlined by a 16-run outburst in Atlanta on Thursday, which marked a team-high in runs scored. Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, DJ Stewart, Brett Baty and Francisco...
The Sunday afternoon matinee at Citi Field brought a surprising turn for a team striving to solidify its rotation for the current season and potentially beyond. Although not initially heralded as a standout prospect, Josê Butto appears to have earned his place in the major leagues, stepping up to cover for an injured Mets rotation. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza expressed his support for Butto,...
Good morning, Mets fans! The White Sox are close to a minor league deal with outfielder Tommy Pham. The 36-year-old split time between the Mets and Diamondbacks in 2023, batting a solid .256/.328/.446 (111 OPS+) 16 homers, 27 doubles, and 22 steals over 481 plate appearances. Pham also went 8-for-19 with a homer and three doubles in the World Series. After Dwight Gooden’s jersey retirement...
On the day the New York Mets’ paid tribute to Dwight Gooden, pitching dominated the scene at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon, with Jose Buttó and Cole Ragans engaged in a fierce duel. When it was all said and done, the Mets (7-8) secured their third series victory of the season by defeating the Kansas City Royals (10-6), 2-1. The Mets have won seven out of their last ten games after...
Sunday, April 14, 2024 • 1:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Cole Ragans (0-1, 2.60) vs. RHP Jose Buttó (0-0, 1.50) SNY The New York Mets offense looks to keep rolling for one more game against the Kansas City Royals as the Mets seek to clinch a series win. Yesterday, the Mets were able to score seven runs, fueled by Pete Alonso’s two home run and three-hit day, but everything else fell apart...
