After only recording one out and throwing just nine pitches before a lengthy rain delay ended Marcus Stroman’s start on Sunday, he returned to the mound on Tuesday night to start Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. The unusual weather related circumstances that led to Stroman essentially starting this game with only a day’s rest didn’t seem to negatively...
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Taijuan Walker made his first regular season start as a Met in front of a crowd of 8,492 fans at Citi Field on Thursday afternoon. He turned in a strong performance, giving up just two runs in six innings. Walker gave up four hits, walked two batters, struck out four, induced ten whiffs on 39 swings, and threw 87 pitches. He didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning and both of the runs he...
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On the eve of the New York Mets season opening game against the Washington Nationals, GM Mike Rizzo announced that one person has tested positive for COVID-19. While it hasn’t been announced who tested positive, Rizzo also said five members of the team have been deemed close contacts and that there would have to be roster moves made ahead of Thursday’s game. One of the five close...
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As April quickly approaches, the Mets Opening Day roster has become clearer, however, there are still areas that are being worked out. Mets’ manager Luis Rojas said on Friday that it’s important for New York to carry a second lefty in the bullpen in addition to Aaron Loup and mentioned Mike Montgomery, Stephen Tarpley and Jerry Blevins as players who are still competing for the spot....
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Noah Syndergaard completed another successful bullpen session on Friday afternoon. He reached 97 mph after topping out at 96 mph last week. According to a Tweet from Newsday’s Tim Healey, Mets prospect Francisco Alvarez caught Syndergaard’s latest session and shook out his left hand after it ended in an acknowledgement of how hard Thor was throwing. Jacob deGrom said he has been...
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