With just over a month left in the 2024 season and the Wild Card race as tight as ever, the Mets find themselves in the thick of things. They had a scorching summer, producing one of the best records in baseball over June and July, which catapulted them into the postseason race. It’s a far cry from where they were at the beginning of the season when they looked like sure sellers. Now,...
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Three’s a crowd. How about six? The outfield in Queens is about to get a bit more crowded. Starling Marte, who hit the IL in late June with a right knee bone bruise, will likely return some time during the Mets’ homestand, which begins Tuesday against Oakland and runs through the following Wednesday. However, the outfield looks slightly different from when Marte was last in Queens....
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Monday, July 15, 2024 • 8:00 pm ET Arlington, TX ESPN After a disappointing exit in the first round of the 2023 Home Run Derby to hometown hero Julio Rodríguez, Mets slugger Pete Alonso is back and ready to reclaim his throne. He looks to join Ken Griffey Jr. as the only two players to win the Derby thrice. Pete enters the Derby with a record 195 homers hit during the event. To show how dominant...
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Monday, July 15, 2024 • 2:00 pm ET Arlington, TX MLB.com ICYMI, the Mets had two picks on Day 1 of the Draft. With the 19th pick in the first round, they selected OF/P Carson Benge out of Oklahoma State. In the second round and with the 46th overall pick, they selected LHP Jonathan Santucci out of Duke. Day two of the Draft is quickly approaching and will encompass rounds 3-10. Then, day three...
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With the 2024 MLB Draft less than a week away (Sunday, July 14), the Mets appear to change their approach to drafting future talent. On Days 1 and 2 of the Draft, the team has the 19th pick (which was dropped ten spots for exceeding the competitive balance tax by more than $40 million), 46th pick, 82nd pick, 111th pick and 144th pick, and then will have a pick in rounds six through 20. Many...
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