Pete Alonso hit what Statcast called a 429 foot home run on Wednesday night in the Mets loss to the Chicago Cubs. On Thursday, Alonso met with the media before the Mets’ Thursday night matchup against the Cubs. In discussing the 16-4 loss the Mets suffered on Wednesday night, Alonso said, “whether we lost the game 20-0 or 1-0, it still counts as one loss.” The significance of the score...
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Francisco Lindor went 3-for-4 in Wednesday’s Mets loss to the Cubs, with an RBI and two runs scored. His three hits on Wednesday night included his first home run as a member of the New York Mets organization. It was a 386 foot, solo home run in the first inning off of Zach Davies who hung a fastball right over the plate for Lindor to connect on. Up until Wednesday, Lindor had started slow...
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Marcus Stroman has shined at Coors Field throughout his career, and he continued to conquer the chilly Colorado ballpark on Sunday afternoon. Stroman threw eight phenomenal innings in which he gave up just three hits on one earned run and a walk. He also struck out five en route to picking up his third win of the season as the New York Mets (7-4) defeated the Colorado Rockies by a score of 2-1...
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Chicago White Sox left-handed pitcher Carlos Rodon has thrown the second no-hitter of the 2021 MLB season. He joins Joe Musgrove who threw a no-hitter last week for the Padres. Rodon threw nine near-perfect innings, facing just 28 batters. After 8 1/3 innings he hit Roberto Perez with a pitch on the shoelaces to lose the perfect game, but finished out the ninth inning to throw the 20th no-hitter...
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The Mets got off to a slow 2-3 start in the 2021 regular season, but Francisco Lindor knew it was early in the season and the Mets had a long way to go. Prior to the Mets doubleheader yesterday, Lindor spoke with the media about his optimism for the team, as well as with his own performance. “I’m in a good spot,” said Lindor on Tuesday prior to the doubleheader. He said he’s been making...
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