Tag: Arizona

Morning Briefing: Astros, Diamondbacks Win In Comeback Fashion

Good morning, Mets fans! A postseason that hasn’t had many exciting moments received its fair share of excitement on Friday night, as both the Astros and the Diamondbacks won their League Championship Series matchups in comeback fashion. In the ALCS, the Rangers took a 4-2 lead into the ninth inning but José Altuve provided yet another iconic postseason moment as he launched a three-run...

Mike Vasil Blanks Solar Sox in Arizona Fall League

Mike Vasil made his third appearance (second start) for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League, shutting down the Mesa Solar Sox over four innings. Vasil retired the first six batters he faced with three strikeouts and a couple fly outs before running into trouble in the third. A single, fielder’s choice and single put men on first and second with one out, but the 22-year-old was able...

Arizona Fall League: Kevin Kendall Kicks Off Rally for Javelinas

The Peoria Javelinas kicked off their 2022 season with a victory on Monday afternoon, defeating the Glendale Desert Dogs by a score of 5-3. Box Score Two Mets prospects were featured in the starting lineup, but no pitchers made an appearance. 2B Kevin Kendall: 1-for-3, R, BB 3B Luke Ritter: 0-for-4, SO Kendall was the Javelinas’ leadoff hitter and reached base twice, scoring the team’s first run...

David Peterson Banishes Arizona Demons With Impressive Start

It proved to be “second time’s the charm” for David Peterson in Arizona on Friday. After giving up five runs and failing to get out of the first inning during his first career start in Arizona in 2021, Peterson banished those particular demons with a solid start against the Diamondbacks as the Mets eventually won 6-5 in extra innings. Filling in for the injured Taijuan Walker...

MMO Weekly Episode One: Arizona Series Recap

Mets fans, the all-new MMO Weekly Youtube show is here! The ‘Get Metsmerized’ podcast duo take their talents to Youtube for an all-new show recapping the series that was previewing the series ahead for the Amazins and highlighting some of the best prospects in the Mets minor leagues. This week Mike and I recap the fantastic home opener, Pete Alonso’s big weekend at DH, Chris...

Morning Briefing: Mets Take Rubber Game From Arizona

Good morning Mets fans! The Mets took the rubber game of a three-game set from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday by a score of 5-0. David Peterson continued New York’s historic run of work from starting pitchers. Today, the 7-2 Giants come into town as the two teams start a four-game series. It will be Tylor Megill (2-0, 0.00) up against Alex Cobb (1-0, 3.60). Latest Mets News Read a full...

Series Preview: Mets Start Off at Home Against Arizona

The New York Mets are coming back home after a road trip in which they won each of their first two series, heading into the weekend with a record of 5-2. After struggling to hold late leads on both Sunday and Monday, the team bounced back with two straight victories over the Philadelphia Phillies. Pete Alonso was the star of the show on Wednesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, going 3-for-5...

Wilmer Reyes Hits Two-Run Triple in Arizona Fall League

The Salt River Rafters fell to 4-4 after losing by a score of  10-5 on Thursday. Four Mets prospects played in the River Rafters third straight loss. Baty started at third base and batted second. He didn’t have his best offensive game, striking out four times and grounding into a double play in his five plate appearances. Defensively, Baty played all nine innings of error free defense at...

Mets Prospects Impressing in Arizona Fall League

The Salt River Rafters dropped just their second game of the Arizona Fall League season on Tuesday, 4-2, to the Peoria Javelinas. It was the first with of the season for the 1-5 Javelinas. The River Rafters took an early lead thanks to an RBI single from Mets prospect Wilmer Reyes in the second inning. Peoria took a 3-1 lead into the seventh inning when Mets prospect Carlos Cortes hit a sac fly...

2021 Mets Schedule Released

The New York Mets have released their 2021 schedule on Thursday afternoon. While there is a mixture of anticipation and uncertainty surrounding this year, the ’21 schedule is tentatively set with Opening Day on April 1 and hopefully the full return of baseball. The schedule begins with two weeks’ worth of division games. The first 13 contests will pit the Mets against divisional foes, seven of...

Hitting Coach Chili Davis Will Be Working Remotely

According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Mets hitting coach Chili Davis will be not be joining the team on Friday when they report to Citifield. He is working remotely from his home in Arizona due to surging cases of the COVID-19 virus in the state.  While he does not have the virus, the 60-year-old has decided to work through Zoom as a safety precaution.  For the time being, the onsite...

Three Players Opt Out Of 2020 Season

In what might be the first wave of several to come, three major league players on Monday decided to opt out of the 2020 season and not play. The three are Ryan Zimmerman and Joe Ross of the Washington Nationals and the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Mike Leake. Zimmerman was the most vocal of the trio, writing a piece for the Associated Press detailing his decision not to play. “After a great...

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