Tag: spring training

Kodai Senga Played Catch at Citi Field

Updated Post – March 27 at 12:30 PM Mets ace Kodai Senga was at Citi Field on Wednesday ahead of Opening Day, and he played catch for the first time since he was shut down last month with a moderate right posterior capsule strain in his right shoulder. Updated Post – March 21 at 11:21 AM Carlos Mendoza says Kodai Senga’s MRI from Tuesday was clean, and the right-hander has been...

3 Up, 3 Down: Let The Real Games Begin

We’ve made it, everybody. Spring training is finally over and Opening Day is now just exactly two sleeps away as the New York Mets prepare to get the 2024 regular season underway. Spring, as it always is, proved to be a long slog down the home stretch as appetite for games that actually matter grew and grew by the day. After all, there’s only so much  Grapefruit League action a sane...

Mets Fall to Yankees 3-0 in Spring Finale

The Mets (15-14) took on the Yankees (14-16) in their spring finale on Monday at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. Sean Manaea took the mound for the Mets, with Clarke Schmidt on the mound for the Yankees. Both teams deployed many of their regular players, but the Yankees came out on top, 3-0. Manaea had an impressive final campaign of spring despite the loss. He cruised through the first 4...

Morning Briefing: J.D. Martinez Arrives to Mets Camp

Good morning, Mets fans! It’s officially official – J.D. Martinez has donned the blue and orange and was in Mets camp in Port St. Lucie on Saturday. The Mets went on to drop Saturday’s Grapefruit League matchup against the Astros 13-5. They will look to bounce back on Sunday in their final Clover Park game of the spring against the Washington Nationals. It will be Luis Severino (1-0, 1.00 ERA)...

3 Up, 3 Down: J.D. Boost, Positive Senga News, Boneheaded Rules

We’ve nearly made it. Spring training is now firmly in the home stretch and Opening Day is less than a week away for the New York Mets. With less than a handful of Grapefruit League games remaining, we have a pretty good idea of what the Opening Day roster will look like and there is very little still up in the air. As such, now is the perfect time to round up the good and the bad from the...

Morning Briefing: MLB Investigating Ohtani Amid Gambling Scandal

Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Major League Baseball announced that they would be investigating the allegations surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his recently fired interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. Mizuhara was alleged to have defrauded Ohtani out of millions of dollars to cover illegal gambling debts, though stories released to the public didn’t seem to add up. Mizuhara was fired by the...

Morning Briefing: Mets Bolster Offense With Addition Of J.D. Martinez

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets made late-night headlines and have inked a one-year contract worth $12 million with J.D. Martinez, as reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The contract breaks down to a $2 million base salary, a $2.5 million signing bonus, and a $7.5 million deferred that is payable in $1.5 million installments each Jan. 15th from 2034-2038. This decision strengthens the...

Mets Score Seven in the Eighth to Tame Tigers

The eighth inning was madness. Francisco Álvarez delivered a two-run, bases-loaded single to give the Mets the lead and Zack Short smacked a grand slam as the Mets used a seven-run eighth to come from behind in a 10-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Fla., on Thursday. Brett Baty, looking to rebound after a disappointing 2023, added his third home run, a 406-foot, two-run blast to...

Christian Scott Flashes Big League Stuff

With spring training winding down, there is a surefire emergence within the Mets pitching prospect pool regarding who leads the pack—that player is Christian Scott. During a thrilling showdown with the Marlins, the Mets emerged victorious with a 6-3 win, largely thanks to Scott’s commanding presence on the mound. The Mets’ fifth-ranked prospect delivered a dominant performance,...

Spring Training Game Chat: Mets vs Marlins, 1:10 PM

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 • 1:10 PM Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium • Jupiter, FL RHP Christian Scott (0-0, 9.00) vs. LHP Patrick Monteverde (0-0, o.oo) MLBTV, MLB Network Across the world, the Dodgers won 5-2 over the Padres to open the 2024 season in the first-ever Korea Series. We have less than a week of spring training games left before the Mets head up north. You can already see the signs of...

Francisco Álvarez Showing Off Arm This Spring

A young Francisco Álvarez knew he needed to work on his receiving and framing skills before he got to the big leagues, and as Mets fans saw last year, he did just that as one of the best framers (ranked 4th with 9 catcher framing runs) in the majors. The biggest struggle (-3 CS above average) as a catcher last year for Álvarez was throwing out runners trying to steal. And while a large part of...

Morning Briefing: Megill, Quintana Set For Split Squad Sunday

Good morning, Mets fans, and happy St. Patrick’s Day! The Mets defeated the Astros on Saturday night at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches 6-1. Half of the squad returns to Palm Beach Sunday to play the Washington Nationals at 1:05 p.m. ET while the other half will take on the Miami Marlins at home at Clover Park at 1:10 p.m. Tylor Megill (1-2, 1.50 ERA, 15 SO) will take the mound in West Palm Beach...

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