The former Met and current Cleveland Indian, Marlon Byrd, was suspended 162 games by Major League Baseball for the use of a banned substance. “I alone am responsible for what I put in my body, and therefore, I have decided to forgo my right to an appeal and accept this suspension,” Byrd said on Wednesday. “I apologize for any harm this has caused the Cleveland Indians,...
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Mets reliever Hansel Robles has a sprained right ankle, manager Terry Collins told reporters after Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Collins said he didn’t believe the injury was serious and that he would be fine by Friday. Robles, who was coming off two brutal outings, came in to pitch the 12th inning. After getting the first out, he hurt his ankle while in a 3-2 count...
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The White Sox (29-25) defeated the Mets (29-23) by a score of 2-1 in 13 innings Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field. Pitching: Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and was solid early, striking out 5 the first time through the order, including striking out the side in the 3rd inning. He was throwing 93-95, however many of those fastballs were two-seamers. DeGrom was phenomenal for six innings, until...
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Johan Santana took the mound against the St. Louis Cardinals four years ago today on June 1, 2012 and tossed one of the most memorable games in New York Mets history. It was a beautiful Friday night, and as a Mets fan, before every game you always think to yourself: “Maybe tonight will be the night they finally do it.” Because up until that point, no Mets pitcher had ever thrown a...
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We all remember Noah Syndergaard coming out of the bullpen in Game 5 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and pitching a huge scoreless seventh inning with two strikeouts including the red-hot Justin Turner to end that inning. On Tuesday night, it was deja vu as Syndergaard once again came out of the bullpen in the seventh inning to preserve ia 4-3 Mets lead. Just as he did in Game 5,...
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