Ten games sure felt like a whole season’s worth of baseball for Edwin Díaz and the Mets. The club was sent on a rollercoaster ride to end June and start July, finishing the stretch 5-5, which included losing two games where the Mets were up by five runs. Those five-run leads weren’t entirely the bullpen’s fault. Christian Scott allowed four runs to the Nationals and the Astros...
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The Mets tore up the league in the month of the June. They went 16-8, skyrocketed to the top of the National League wild-card hunt, and averaged a ridiculous 6.38 runs per game. Right in the middle of their success was their young phenom catcher, Francisco Alvarez. The 22-year-old came back off the injured list on June 11, and slashed .375/.456/.667/1.123 with three homers and five doubles in 48...
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The Mets abandoned the June swoon in 2024. After a 9-19 May that saw many declare the club sellers at the deadline, the Mets have rallied a major league-best .684 (13-6) winning percentage in June and thrust themselves back into the wild card race. Many players can be attributed to the turnaround of the season. But the offensive renaissance of Brandon Nimmo in June has been one key factor for...
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Jett Williams had high hopes for the 2024 season. After being selected in the first round of the 2022 draft by the Mets, Williams soared through the minors in 2023, and set a personal goal to play in Queens during the 2024 season. In another universe, that very well could have happened. But unfortunately for the Mets’ No. 1 prospect, tragedy struck. 11 games into his Double-A season,...
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Kevin Parada flashed his bat on Tuesday night for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. After the social media team finally got their picture back, the Mets catching prospect belted a two-run homer in the first inning off Akron starter Aaron Davenport. The homer was Parada’s seventh of the season, and much needed for the Mets 2022 first-round draft selection. After going 1-for-3 on Tuesday, Parada...
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