Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets signed three more of their 2023 draft picks on Saturday. Third-round picks Nolan McLean and Kade Morris, along with supplemental fourth-round pick A.J. Ewing, all signed with the Mets on Saturday. McLean is a two-way player from Oklahoma State; Morris is a RHP from Nevada, and Ewing is a prep high school shortstop from Ohio. All three officially began their...
Today is Day 3 of the 2023 MLB draft, and the Mets will have 10 picks across the remaining 10 rounds. These 10 rounds are not tied to the bonus slot pool money from the first 10 rounds as long as the player doesn’t sign for more than $125,000. If a player does sign for more than that, it counts toward the team’s overall pool money ($8,440,400). Here are the Mets’ 13 picks so...
Good morning, Mets fans! Pete Alonso will look to avenge his Home Run Derby loss from last year in tonight’s event at T-Mobile Park. Alonso will face off against Julio Rodríguez, who eliminated him in the semifinals last year, in the first round tonight. The 28-year-old will look to join Ken Griffey Jr. as the only three-time derby champions. Festivities are set to begin at 8 p.m. Latest...
Good morning, Mets fans, and welcome to draft day! Round 1 of the 2023 MLB Draft opens tonight at 7:00 p.m ET in Seattle. All of our writers here at Metsmerized will have you covered on who the Mets draft and throughout the next three days. The Mets and Padres conclude their series and the first half of the season this afternoon at 4:10 p.m. ET. Max Scherzer (8-2, 4.03 ERA) takes the mound for...
“With the eleventh pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, the New York Mets select Kevin Parada, a catcher out of Georgia Tech.” These are the words that high school and collegiate prospects dream about hearing on draft week; and for many, that dream is about to become a reality. The 2023 MLB Draft opens on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. in Seattle as part of the All-Star Week festivities. The draft goes from Sunday...
Good morning, Mets fans! Brett Baty got to catch the first pitch on Wednesday from his childhood friend Garrett Wilson. He described the experience as “surreal” and called Wilson “the best guy in the world.” Wilson is the New York Jets star wide receiver that won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year last season. The Mets followed that up with their second win in a row,...
No. 3 Kevin Parada, C B/T: R/R Age: August 3, 2001 (21) Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 197 lb. ETA: 2025 Previous Rank: 3 Acquired: Drafted in the first round (11th overall) of the 2022 MLB Amateur Draft (Georgia Tech). 2022 Statistics (Low-A and FCL): .275/.455/.425 (.880 OPS), 1 HR, 8 RBI, 13 SO, 12 BB (55 plate appearances) The New York Mets selected the California-native with their first of two...
Darryl Strawberry is the most hyped player and the best power hitter the Mets ever produced. His arrival to the majors in early May ’83 marked a sign of progress for a franchise searching for hope. After a slow start, Strawberry began to fulfill those enormous expectations and became the third Met to take the National League Rookie of the Year honors, joining Tom Seaver (1967) and Jon...
The Mets’ top pick in the 2022 MLB draft made his professional debut on a busy Friday of Mets minor league action. Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (50-65) 11, Charlotte Knights (45-70) 12 Box Score DH Dominic Smith: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB, .286/.375/.844 LF Khalil Lee: 1-for-3, HR (10), 2 R, 2 K, .213/.328/.389 SS JT Riddle: 3-for-5, HR (7), 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI, .236/.268/.407 Syracuse almost...
Good morning, Mets fans! Agent Scott Boras says that four teams –all of them very good teams and one not in the US– have reached out to him since the All-Star Game to check on free agent Michael Conforto. Now, it is time for the morning briefing. Latest Mets News Mets second-round pick Nick Morabito said, “I am going to sign and I’m real excited about getting started.”...
Good morning, Mets fans! Pete Alonso fell short in his attempt to defend his Home Run Derby crown, bowing out in the semifinals. Alonso snuck past Ronald Acuña Jr. in their first-round matchup, but couldn’t do much about Mariners phenom Julio Rodríguez cranking 31 homers in the semis. After their matchup, Alonso praised Rodríguez for his efforts, saying that Rodríguez “put on an...
The Mets selected outfielder Nick Morabito with the 75th pick in the 2022 MLB draft Sunday. The selection came at the end of the second round as a compensation pick for Noah Syndergaard. Morabito was ranked the No. 91 draft prospect by MLB and No. 82 by Baseball America. The 19-year-old comes from Gonzaga College High School and was committed to Virginia Tech. He stands at 5-foot-11 and 185...
