Author: David Melendi

Lindor Leaves Game With Calf Tightness

Francisco Lindor left Wednesday’s game vs. the Twins after appearing to grimace between third and home while scoring on a double in the fourth inning. The Mets said he left the game with “left calf tightness.” Lindor went into the tunnel with a trainer after he scored and did not return to play defense in the fifth. Bo Bichette moved from third to short and Brett Baty entered...

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Williams Wild, Walks Three in Latest Poor Showing

The top of the ninth inning Tuesday started with Devin Williams on the mound in a tie game. It ended with what was left of the 32,798 who came to Citi Field hoping to witness the end of the Mets’ longest losing streak in 22 years chanting “Austin Warren.” In between, Williams was wild. He walked the first batter he faced on four pitches. He walked his second batter on six. Kody...

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Is It Time to Move on From Carlos Mendoza?

Entering Monday, the Mets are second-worst in baseball runs scored (72), have hit the fourth-fewest home runs (16), walked the fourth-fewest times (64) and have the worst OBP in baseball (.288) and second-worst SLG (.336) and second-worst OPS (.624). The pitching, of course, is a story of its own. This all comes on top of a 7-15 record, an 11-game losing streak, and a tied-for-the-worst record...

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Morning Briefing: Lindor, Williams Stand Up for Mendoza

Good morning, Mets fans! How do you feel about Carlos Mendoza? The 11th loss in a row might have been the most frustrating. The Mets led 1-0 in the ninth at Wrigley Field when Michael Conforto tied the game with a pinch-hit double off Devin Williams. Nico Hoerner won the game with a walk-off sacrifice fly off Craig Kimbrel in the 10th. Lost because of the end result was that the move to start...

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Mets Minors Recap: Ryan Clifford Clobbers Two Homers During Doubleheader

Ryan Clifford led the Double-A Eastern League in home runs last year with 24 and hit five more at Triple-A Syracuse. But the No. 4 Mets prospect on MLB Pipeline hadn’t gone deep in his first 17 games and 64 plate appearances with Triple-A Syracuse this season. That ended Saturday. He connected in both ends of a doubleheader sweep of Scranton. Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders...

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