Brandon Nimmo got the opportunity lead off for the New York Mets in his first ever major league Opening Day on Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals and he didn’t disappoint. The young center fielder went 2 for 3 with a walk, hit by pitch and scored two of the Mets nine runs in their 9-4 Opening Day victory. Nimmo started right where he left off last season when he finished with a .379...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post reports the New York Mets have “dismissed’ long-time Public Address Announcer Alex Anthony. For the first time in Citi Field’s now 10 year history, Anthony was not the public address announcer introducing the Mets on Opening Day. For Opening Day, Rob Rush took over the public address duties. He will serve in that role on an interim basis,...
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Good morning Mets fans! The day that we’ve all been waiting for has come and gone and the Mets came away 1-0 on the season. While Opening Day is in the rearview mirror, we get the pleasure of seeing 161 more games until Sept. 30. Latest Mets News The Mets have a day off today before facing the St. Louis Cardinals for the second game of the series on Saturday. Jacob deGrom (0-0, 0.00 ERA)...
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Last week, I was reminded of one of my favorite baseball books by one of my co-writers Tim Donner, an excellent writer in his own right. He quoted the legendary sportswriter of the Washington Post, Thomas Boswell, who is also known for many of his best-selling baseball books including one of my favorites, Why Time Begins On Opening Day. Opening Day… Even now as an adult, I still...
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Mickey Callaway was hired by the New York Mets this offseason without any managerial experience in the major or minor leagues. But so far, so good after the New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in a resounding 9-4 Opening Day victory on Thursday afternoon at Citi Field. There were a few things that stood out in his first official lineup, with Yoenis Cespedes batting second and Amed...
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