Author: Alexis Farinacci

Morning Briefing: 2024 MLB All-Star Game Heads to Texas

Good morning, Mets fans! Major League Baseball on Thursday announced that the 2024 MLB All-Star game will be headed to Texas, where it will be hosted by the Texas Rangers. Latest Mets News According to Michael Mayer of Metsmerized, Mets pitcher Sam Coonrod made his second rehab appearance on Thursday for Low-A St. Lucie. He struck out two in one scoreless inning of work. His fastball reached 97...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Officially Sign Third, Fourth-Round Draft Picks

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets signed three more of their 2023 draft picks on Saturday. Third-round picks Nolan McLean and Kade Morris, along with supplemental fourth-round pick A.J. Ewing, all signed with the Mets on Saturday. McLean is a two-way player from Oklahoma State; Morris is a RHP from Nevada, and Ewing is a prep high school shortstop from Ohio. All three officially began their...

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Bullpen Collapses Late In Mets 5-1 Loss To Dodgers

The Mets finished the first half of the season under .500 and were hoping to reverse things in the second half. After losing the first game back from the all-star break to the  Dodgers 6-0 on Friday night, the Mets turned the series over to Kodai Senga for game two. Senga was 7-5 with a 3.23 ERA through the first half of the season. He was opposed by Tony Gonsolin for the Dodgers. Gonsolin was...

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2023 MLB Draft Review: Mets Focus on Pitchers, Shortstops

The New York Mets finished the first half of the 2023 season 42-48, six games below .500. As such, tensions are high both in the clubhouse and among fans. In response to the team’s poor first half, Mets owner Steven Cohen met with the media in July. He expressed his frustrations with the team’s performance and also discussed the importance of what the Mets are doing in the farm system to...

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Mets Select Prep Shortstop A.J. Ewing at No. 134 Overall

With the 134th pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, the New York Mets selected shortstop A.J. Ewing out of Springboro High School in Ohio. This pick was the compensatory pick for Jacob deGrom signing with the Rangers. The slot value for this pick is $483,000. Prospects Live ranked Ewing as the No. 101 prospect heading into the draft. He is known as an “electric player.” He is currently committed to the...

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