The New York Mets have won 10 of their last 13 games, including four straight, and are headed to LA to play the Dodgers this weekend. However, Thursday is an off day for the major league club, which gives us another opportunity to highlight the Mets’ minor league action. There are five games on tap for today, with Game 2 of the Double-A Binghamton doubleheader being shown on SNY at about...
Pitching prospect Calvin Ziegler, a 21-year-old who struck out 13 in 6 hitless innings at Single-A Brooklyn to start the season, needs Tommy John surgery, sources told Mike Mayer of MetsMerized Online. Daniel Wexler was the first to report Ziegler was missing the 2024 season. The right-hander missed nearly all of last season due to elbow and quadriceps injuries. The Canadian was selected in the...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are rolling. With a 9-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Mets earned a series sweep over the Buccos and have now won four straight series to get back over .500. Luis Severino had another solid outing and the offense continued swinging their hot bats during their four-game win streak. Click here for a full breakdown of the Mets’ win on Wednesday. Now,...
Mets right-handed minor leaguer Christian Scott, who leads the minor leagues in strikeouts with 26 in 14 1/3 innings, was moved today into Baseball America’s top 100 prospect list. Scott makes the list at No. 100 and joins fellow Mets minor leaguers IF Jett Williams (No. 30), IF Ronny Mauricio (No. 87) and OF Drew Gilbert (No. 91). Scott, who has a 3.77 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP over three...
This week marks a year since we lost MMO founder Joe D., and we will be re-posting a few pieces in memory of him. On Tuesday, his nephew and now site owner, Gino, wrote this piece about Joe. Mojo Hill My first interaction with Joe was seeing a DM from him asking for my shirt size. I joined Mets Minors in 2018 as a junior in high school, mostly for fun and not really thinking it would ever...
The Mets and Pirates closed out their three-game series on Wednesday in an afternoon matinee in New York. Luis Severino (1-1, 2.14 ERA) took the mound for the Mets on Wednesday against Bailey Falter (1-0, 4.05 ERA) for the visiting Pirates. Severino had another impressive start for the Mets. He gave up just one run on five hits and walked three over six innings and 96 pitches thrown (61 for...
On Wednesday afternoon, the New York Mets announced that they’ve claimed right-handed pitcher Michael Tonkin off waivers from the Minnesota Twins and designated lefty Tyler Jay for assignment. Tonkin started the season in the majors with the Mets before he was DFA’d on April 5 and then traded to the Twins for cash four days later. In his only appearance for the Twins, Tonkin allowed...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 • 1:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Bailey Falter (1-0, 4.00) vs. RHP Luis Severino (1-1, 3.00) SNY The Mets look to sweep the Pirates this afternoon to close out the homestand! The Mets are rolling right now, winning three straight games, four consecutive series, and nine of their last 12 games. Tuesday night was their second come-from-behind victory in a row. This...
With the New York Mets recent surge to get over .500 after an 0-5 start, the bullpen has been one of the main reasons why. They have logged the most strikeouts in the National League (87), allowed the second lowest batting average (.209), thrown the fifth most innings (69.2 innings). True, the Mets have Edwin Díaz as their closer, but the reliever who has had the best start to the year is...
Good morning Mets fans! The time for J.D. Martinez is near, but not quite yet. Manager Carlos Mendoza said the veteran slugger won’t be able to join the team until after the team’s current road trip concludes on April 24. This means the earliest he could debut is April 26, the opener of a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets signed Martinez days before the season began,...
New York secured its fourth consecutive series victory with a 3-1 win over the Pirates on Tuesday evening, building on a 9-3 stretch that has brought the club above the .500 mark for the first time this season. It is the first time the club has been over .500 since June 3 last season. The triumph was backed by solid contributions from the bullpen, which blanked the Pirates’ offense through...
Updated Post, 4/16, 9:57 p.m. Baty is day-to-day with hamstring tightness, manager Carlos Mendoza says. There aren’t currently plans for imaging and he injured it running out a ground ball to first. Original Post As the New York Mets take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in Tuesday night’s game at Citi Field, they hope one of their promising young players will not miss much time with an...
