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...
Sean Manaea didn’t have it. Starling Marte couldn’t catch it. Francisco Lindor whiffed – in the field on a tag attempt. Salvador Perez homered and drove in four runs to lead the Kansas City Royals (10-5) to an 11-7 win over the New York Mets (6-8) at Citi Field. Manaea (1-1) entered the game with an ERA of 0.82 and left with it at 4.30. He went 3 2/3 innings, giving up eight...
Saturday, April 13, 2024 • 1:40 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Alec Marsh (0-0, 3.09) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (1-0, 0.82) SNY The Mets will try to get back to .500 this afternoon as they take on the Royals for game two of their three-game set. The Mets started the season 0-5 and since have gone 6-2. The final piece that has fallen into place for the Mets the last two games has been hitting. The...
Good morning, Mets fans! Per Mike Puma of the New York Post, Jose Buttó is expected to start Sunday for the Mets against the Royals. Buttó started the year in Triple-A after a strong 2023 season and spring training, but he has recorded one start for the major league team during a doubleheader earlier in the season. He went six innings, allowing one run on three hits, and it appears the Mets are...
Baby steps for Francisco Lindor. Giant leaps for Brett Baty. Baty started one two-run rally and finished another while Luis Severino tossed five innings of one-run ball as the New York Mets (6-7) snapped the Kansas City Royals’ (9-5) seven-game winning streak with a 6-1 victory at Citi Field. The Mets have now won six out of eight after starting the season 0-5. Baty, who extended his...
Friday, April 12, 2024 • 7:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Michael Wacha (1-0, 2.25) vs. RHP Luis Severino (0-1, 3.60) SNY The Mets have won five of their last seven games and now hold a 5-7 record after wrapping up a 4-2 road trip that included series wins over the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves. On Thursday afternoon, the Mets trounced the Braves 16-4, reducing their season run...
The New York Mets (5-7) entered this season with an offense that was expected to carry most of the team’s weight. It certainly did not start that way, as they scored three runs or less in five of their first six games. It was only a matter of time, however, as the lineup came alive in their road series against the Atlanta Braves. The Mets’ offense scored a remarkable 9.66 runs per...
Good morning, Mets fans! Kodai Senga is expected to arrive in Port St. Lucie earlier than most of the Mets’ pitching staff, Mike Puma of the New York Post reported Sunday. Puma said it should be “today or tomorrow,” which would mean Senga will likely be there by the end of Monday. Senga spent the offseason back home in Japan, and his early arrival is to help him reacclimate to...
WHIT MERRIFIELD, 2B/OF Position: 2B/OF B/T: R/R Age: 35 (01/24/1989) 2023 Traditional Stats: 145 G, 592 PA, .272/.318/.382/.700, 11 HR, 67 RBI, 27 2B, 26 SB, 36 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 0.7 bWAR, 93 WRC+, 17.1% SO%, 6.1% BB%, .313 BABIP, .274 xwOBA, 1.5 fWAR RUNDOWN Whit Merrifield made his big league debut with the Kansas City Royals in 2016, playing in 81 games that year. He would spend six...
Welcome to the new reality of the 2023 New York Mets. After selling off a slew of key pieces at the Trade Deadline, the new-look Mets gave their fans a gloomy taste of what could follow over the coming months and indeed, throughout the 2024 season. They were swept by the lowly Kansas City Royals, a team who have already piled up 75 losses this year. It was far from pretty, and more dark days are...
Good morning, Mets fans! The trade deadline is today at 6 p.m, and the Mets are expected to do some more dealing. The Mets have engaged in trade talks surrounding Justin Verlander, with the Astros and Dodgers mentioned as the most aggressive in their pursuits. Jack Harris of the LA Times reports that the Mets covet right-handed pitching prospect Emmet Sheehan, who’s currently ranked sixth...
Good morning, Mets fans! Kodai Senga will start for the Mets on Sunday in the series finale against the Blue Jays, his first start this season on regular four-day rest. Senga’s starts this year have been spaced out to give him five or six days of rest to mimic the typical schedule he pitched on in Japan. Senga is coming off of a remarkable performance in which he gave up just one hit in...
