Mets News

Mets Focusing On Run Prevention In 2024

David Stearns and the New York Mets’ desire for, and emphasis on, run prevention has been no secret this offseason. Stearns himself has publicly stated that improving the team’s defense would be of utmost importance as the club transitions into the 2024 season, and thus far his transactions have reflected that belief. The addition of Joey Wendle will augment the infield in that...

Mets Thoughts

Harrison Bader Signing Continues New York Experience Trend

For the second time this offseason, the New York Mets went and signed another former New York Yankee when they agreed to a one-year, $10.5 million contract with center fielder Harrison Bader. It’s another player that new manager Carlos Mendoza is familiar with from his days as the bench coach in the Bronx. On the one hand, it has confused some Mets fans that they would continue to sign former...

Mets Minors

MMN 2023 Minor League Pitchers Of The Year: RHP Christian Scott And Tyler Stuart

If preseason predictions were made for who would end up being the pitchers of the year in the New York Mets organization for 2023, many names would have popped up. While Mike Vasil, Blade Tidwell, or Dominic Hamel would have been guessed the most in the beginning, the Mets showed it’s an organization that is built up strong pitching depth at all levels of the system. Hence, two names,...

Interviews

MMO Exclusive: Mets Pitching Prospect Ben Simon

“The guys that I was watching as a kid? Dillon Gee and Jon Niese were my guys.” With their 13th-round selection in the 2023 MLB Draft, the Mets selected reliever Ben Simon, a right-handed pitcher from Elon University. Simon, just 21, spent three years at Elon in the Coastal Athletic Association, one of the strongest baseball conferences in the country. After Simon closed out his...

Fan Shot

MMO Fan Shot: Spending Winter Waiting on the Mets

This is a Fan Shot by Billy Heller Getting ready to walk around the corner to get my wife a coffee (she was working from home), I put on my winter Mets wool hat and left the house. When the barrister handed me the double skim latte with caramel syrup, he offered condolences. “I see you’re a fellow long-suffering Mets fan.” I generally try to maintain a certain Zen about my decades-long...

MLB News

2024 Trade Deadline Set For July 30

Major League Baseball has officially set their 2024 trade deadline date to Tuesday, July 30 at 6 p.m. ET, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Due to the new collective bargaining agreement, the Commissioner’s Office has the power to set the deadline to any date between July 28 and August 3. The league liked having the deadline on a Tuesday, as the 2023 deadline was on Tuesday, August 1,...

Podcasts

MMO Weekly Episode 67: Mauricio Tears ACL, Ohtani Signs

Mets fans, an all-new episode is here! This week, Mike and I discuss Shohei Ohtani’s record-setting contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers; we dive into the latest from the Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes and how the Mets could pivot if they lose out on the Japanese ace, how the offseason plan changes with the Ronny Mauricio injury, and much more! How might the Mets pivot their offseason...

Mets History

Mets Madness Recap: 1988 Mets Beat 2016 Mets

In the first round of our Mets Madness tournament, the 1988 New York Mets knocked off the 2016 New York Mets in a blowout series, 4-1. The 1988 team outscored the 2016 by a whopping 35-11 ratio, thanks to nine home runs in the series. Six different players homered for the 1988 squad, with Keith Hernandez, Mookie Wilson, and Kevin McReynolds all hitting two a piece. Lefty Bob Ojeda pitched 17 2/3...