Author: David Melendi

Mets Minors Recap: Hurtado Dominating for Brooklyn

Daviel Hurtado threw five scoreless innings Friday in High-A Brooklyn’s 13-4 rout of Frederick. The 21-year-old Cuban lefty has allowed one earned run in 18 innings with the Cyclones. He has struck out 28 and walked four in 27 innings combined at Brooklyn and St. Lucie. The Mets signed Hurtado to a $640,000 bonus in international free agency in January 2023. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (34-33)...

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Cardinals Too Much for Mets Again

The Mets have been treading water since dropping 12 in a row in April, but these last couple of games vs. the Cardinals they look like a sinking ship. David Peterson coughed up a three-run homer and a two-run homer as St. Louis built a 7-0 lead en route to an 9-2 drubbing of New York (29-38) Wednesday at Citi Field. The Cardinals (37-28) have beat the Mets four out of five this season,...

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Peralta Hit Hard, But Confident Numbers Will Improve

Freddy Peralta came to the Mets coming off the best season of his career, but over his 13 starts entering Tuesday he had not been close to the pitcher who went 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA and placed fifth in Cy Young voting. But at 4-4 with a 3.63 ERA his numbers had been in line with his performances the two years prior. In 2024, he was 11-9 with a 3.68 ERA and in 2023 he went 12-10 with a 3.86 ERA....

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NBA Finals Game Chat: Knicks vs. Spurs, 8:30 PM

Monday, June 8 2026 – 8:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden – New York, NY ABC I never thought the Knicks would (potentially) win a title like this. I thought it would go more like Roger Maris’ breaking of Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record. Maris dealt with hair loss from the stress, death threats and a commissioner who held a news conference to push for the record to...

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Mets Minors Recap: Alvarez Nearing Return to Majors

Francisco Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored Sunday in Triple-A Syracuse’s 4-3 victory over Scranton. He also picked off a runner at first and allowed a passed ball. Carlos Mendoza said he could return to the big-league team during the six-game homestand that starts Tuesday. Alvarez has gone 3-for-13 with a double, four strikeouts and one walk in four games at Syracuse. He...

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