Good morning, Mets fans! During Friday night’s game, Francisco Lindor broke his own record for the most home runs in a season by a Mets shortstop with 27. The previous record of 26 was set last year by Lindor, trumping the 23 that Asdrúbal Cabrera hit in 2016. Now, just three years into his Mets tenure, Lindor has easily solidified himself as one of the great shortstops in Mets history and...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets defeated the Cardinals 6-1 on Friday night, giving them consecutive wins for the first time in June. The Mets entered the game with a 3-9 record during the month, struggling mightily and failing to gain any sort of momentum. Now with two straight wins and two more games against the reeling Cardinals on deck, the Mets have a chance to get back on track. During...
Good morning, Mets fans! Opening Day this year was historic from a fan engagement standpoint. According to MLB Communications, Opening Day was watched for 172 million minutes by MLB.TV viewers, the most watched day in MLB.TV history by 42%. Additionally, online merchandise sales on Opening Day were the highest ever by 10% and social media views were up 83% from Opening Day 2022. Ben Cafardo...
The 2023 season is almost here. Can you believe it?! You know what time it is — prediction time! What record will the Mets end with? Will they make it to the postseason? Take the division? Here’s what we think. John Sheridan Mets Record: 89-73 NL East: Braves NL Central: Cardinals NL West: Padres NL WC: Mets, Phillies, Giants AL East: Blue Jays AL Central: Twins AL West: Astros AL WC:...
Good morning, Mets fans! According to Paulsen of Sports Media Watch, there was a record audience of nearly five million viewers for the World Baseball Classic final. The Fox Sports 1 audience outdrew all but one MLB game on the network last year (including postseason). The game referenced was Phillies vs. Padres NLCS game four with an average of 4.88 million viewers. Tuesday’s Japan vs. United...
On this date four years ago, the Mets agreed to send outfield prospect Jarred Kelenic, right-handed pitching prospects Justin Dunn and Gerson Bautista, and veterans Anthony Swarzak and Jay Bruce to the Mariners in exchange for closer Edwin Díaz and second baseman Robinson Canó. Fast forward to Dec. 1, 2022, when Mets’ GM Billy Eppler and Díaz are on a Zoom call with reporters to talk about...
Earlier this week the New York Mets announced that their deal with star closer Edwin Díaz was official. The five-year, $102 million deal set the record for the biggest overall deal given to a reliever, the highest average annual value for a reliever, and finally, the largest signing bonus as well at $12 million. The Associated Press has released additional details of the deal. Here’s how...
Edwin Díaz is now the highest-paid reliever in baseball, after signing a five-year, $102 million deal to remain with the Mets. It’s also the largest for a reliever in MLB history. Diaz will make $20.4 million per year, surpassing the White Sox’s Liam Hendricks previous record-setting mark of $18 million per year. In order to get here, all Díaz had to do was be himself. The Mets...
Mets closer Edwin Díaz is set to become a free agent this offseason as the clear top choice among relievers coming off a huge season year. The 28-year-old started the season as still more of a reminder of a bad trade and now could receive a record-breaking contract. Díaz did that by striking out more than half of the batters he faced (50.2%), posting a 1.31 ERA, and simply dominating for a large...
Six months earlier, there was uncertainty if Pete Alonso would make the Mets’ Opening Day roster. Now he was making history. It was the penultimate game of the regular season, one in which the Mets would not be playing beyond the scheduled 162. An otherwise meaningless game for the team, but an exceptionally meaningful night to Alonso and the crowd at Citi Field. In the third inning of...
The New York Mets (97-57) was hunting for a much-needed series victory in Oakland against the Athletics (56-97) Sunday evening. With Max Scherzer on the mound, the Mets came through led by an explosive offense and superb pitching. The big blow was Pete Alonso’s record-setting, two-run home run. At the end of the day, New York emerged victorious, 13-1. Note, the Braves beat Philadelphia in...
Good morning, Mets fans! In Wednesday’s 6-0 loss against the Brewers, Taijuan Walker got through the fifth inning with zero earned runs, then ran into trouble in the sixth inning. Willy Adames hit a solo home run to center field and Mike Brosseau hit a pinch-hit grand slam off Drew Smith to lead the Brewers over the Mets. Additionally, the Mets struggled offensively as they were held to...
