Month: June 2023

Mark Canha Carries Mets Offense in Win

Mark Canha was a critical piece to the New York Mets’ 101-win season in 2022, hitting .266 with 13 home runs, 61 runs batted in and a .770 OPS in 140 games. The outfielder expected to build off that with a strong start to this season, but that did not come to fruition. Canha struggled for the first month and a half of the season, but the veteran has begun to produce at the plate over the...

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Carlos Carrasco Continues to Move in the Right Direction

Poor performances mixed in with an elbow injury contributed to a difficult start to the season for Carlos Carrasco. The right-hander was 0-2 with an 8.68 ERA through four starts as the Mets searched for any kind of stability at the backend of their starting rotation. Carrasco seems to have turned a corner over the last week, though, producing quality outings in back-to-back starts. After a great...

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MLB Now Producing Padres’ Telecasts, Other Teams May Follow

As of May 31, Major League Baseball is producing and marketing television coverage of San Diego Padres’ games. This is not an unexpected development, as Diamond Sports Network, the parent company of Bally’s Sports Network  (a series of Regional Sports Networks, RSNs), including the one that had produced Padres’ games on television, recently filed for bankruptcy and was in...

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Mets Minors Recap: Ronny Mauricio Caps May With Multi-Hit Game

Triple-A Rochester Red Wings (24-27) 6, Syracuse Mets (20-33) 1 BOX SCORE SS Ronny Mauricio: 2-for-4 (.948 OPS) C Omar Narváez: 2-for-4, 2B, K (.804 OPS) 3B Jonathan Araúz: 2-for-4 (.709 OPS) C Nick Meyer: 1-for-1, RBI (7) (.602 OPS) The Mets were not shut out on Wednesday because of a pinch-hit RBI single by Meyer in the top of the 9th. Nevertheless, Mauricio was able to extend his hit streak...

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Morning Briefing: Brett Baty Catches First Pitch From Childhood Friend Garrett Wilson

Good morning, Mets fans! Brett Baty got to catch the first pitch on Wednesday from his childhood friend Garrett Wilson. He described the experience as “surreal” and called Wilson “the best guy in the world.” Wilson is the New York Jets star wide receiver that won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year last season. The Mets followed that up with their second win in a row,...

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