Author: Alexis Farinacci

Controversial Call Ends In 1-0 Mets Defeat To Cubs

The Chicago Cubs shut out the New York Mets 1-0 in game three of the series at Citi Field, which ended on a controversial play at home plate. Pete Alonso was thrown out at the plate to end the game. The play was reviewed, and the call stood. “I think they got the call wrong,” Carlos Mendoza said. Jose Buttó (0-2, 2.57 ERA) took the loss for the Mets and Shōta Imanaga improved to 5-0...

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Mets Reinstate Starling Marte, Option Mark Vientos to Triple-A

The New York Mets on Tuesday announced that they have reinstated outfielder Starling Marte from the bereavement list and optioned infielder Mark Vientos to Triplle-A Syracuse. Vientos played in three games while he was called up. He was 3-for-7 with a home run, two RBIs, and a run scored, batting .429/.429/.857, with a 1.286 OPS. That included his game-winning homer Sunday against the Cardinals....

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How Are David Stearns’ Additions Doing? (April 30)

Monday marked the one-month point of the 2024 MLB season . The Mets, who started off on rough note and well below the .500 mark, have crawled their way back to 14-14. As we addressed soon after the season, David Stearns signed a number of players throughout the offseason he felt would better the Mets’ offense and pitching rotation. Glynn noted on April 9 how those players were doing 10-games...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Lose Second Straight Series

Good morning, Mets fans! New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso drove in his historic 200th home run on Saturday afternoon against the Cardinals. Alonso has been chasing that illustrious number 200 for a little while now and on Saturday he accomplished the feat. But the Mets’ late comeback effort fell short, and they’ve now lost two in a row against the Cardinals. The seesaw of this...

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J.D. Martinez Clubs RBI Double in Mets Debut

The Mets came up short on Friday night against the Cardinals, dropping the series opener 4-2 at home. One of the big stories for the Mets coming out of Friday night’s matchup was  J.D. Martinez’s first game as a Met. And he showed why the wait was worth it. Martinez served as the designated hitter for the Mets on Friday and batted fifth. The right-handed hitter went 2-for-4 with a double and an...

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