There are four teams, three spots, and a little more than two weeks to go. One team will be left at home watching. “It’s time to win baseball games,” Francisco Lindor said after Wednesday’s dramatic 6-2 victory in Toronto. Let’s glimpse the state of each Wild Card contender as they approach the mad dash to the finish line. (All four teams are off Thursday.) Arizona...
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Winning cures all ills and the Mets are 7-2 in September. But they have been able to do it without getting much out of the offense. That might have to change if the Mets are going to play ball in October. The Mets (79-66) are slashing .208/.299/.330/.629 as a team in September. The batting average and slugging percentage are each good for 27th in the majors this month, the on-base percentage is...
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The Mets acquired left-handed hitter Eddy Alvarez from the Boston Red Sox Monday in a trade for cash considerations. The team designated Pablo Reyes for assignment as the corresponding move. Alvarez, 34, last played in the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022, when he hit .160 in 25 at-bats. In 126 career at-bats over three years with the Dodgers and Miami Marlins, the utility player has...
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Mark Vientos blasted a walk-off, two-run homer to send the Citi Field faithful into a frenzy as the Mets won their eighth consecutive game by a score of 6-4 in 10 innings over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. It was New York’s 10th walk-off victory of the year. Vientos, who also homered in the first inning, knew it was gone upon first contact, flipping the bat away as it sailed over the...
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Danny Young started the season at Triple-A Syracuse. He is ending it as the top lefty in the Mets’ bullpen. In 32 1/3 innings since his first appearance on May 2, Young (3-0) has 43 strikeouts, a 2.78 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. It is a breakthrough season for the 30-year-old, who coming into 2024 had pitched only 14 2/3 major league innings over two years with the Seattle Mariners and Atlanta...
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