Author: David Melendi

Voit Earns Second Straight Player of the Week Honor

Mitch Voit is handling the adjustment to Double-A pretty well. The 21-year-old infielder was promoted from High-A Brooklyn on July 27. Since then, it’s been two weeks, two Eastern League Player of the Week awards. The second honor was announced Monday by the Rumble Ponies. From August 3-9, Voit went 11-for-18 with three doubles, four RBIs, nine runs scored, four walks and three stolen...

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Morning Briefing: Hot Bats Head to Hotlanta

Good morning, Mets fans! I don’t know about you, but A.J. Ewing is feeling 22. Happy birthday to him! Bo Bichette went 5-for-5 with two doubles, Luis Robert Jr. and Francisco Alvarez homered and Sean Manaea struck out a season-high 11 in an 11-1 victory Sunday over the Pirates. James Villani has more in a recap that is more magical than miserable here. The Mets (52-67) have won five of...

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Stock Plummets In Pittsburgh

Robert Stock missed with his first pitch of the game. Jake Mangum drove his second offering for a double. This, unfortunately for Stock and the New York Mets, would be the theme of the night. “I think he found himself behind in the count pretty frequently and by the fourth inning he was out of gas,” manager Andy Green said after the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 9-0 win Saturday night...

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Mets Minors Recap: Hall’s 10 Strikeouts Lift Binghamton

One night after Double-A Binghamton scored a franchise-record 23 runs on 21 hits, they managed just one run on three. That’s baseball. Still, the one run was enough, thanks in large part to Noah Hall. The 25-year-old right-hander struck out a season-high-tying 10 over six scoreless innings. Hall was making his second start for the Rumble Ponies after pitching to a 4.58 ERA in 88 1/3...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Belt Nine Homers in Sweep of Cleveland

Good morning, Mets fans! Should Jefry Yan enter home games to Van Halen, House of Pain or Kris Kross? The Mets (50-66) hit three home runs in three straight games for the first time this season and the 11th time in their history in a 13-6 victory Thursday that completed a sweep of the Guardians in Cleveland. Marcus Semien, Luis Torrens and Francisco Lindor connected. “I think the guys had...

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