This time, the Mets couldn’t avoid the sweep. Johnathan Rodriguez singled to right off Reed Garrett for his first major-league hit, driving in a run and breaking a seventh-inning tie, and the Guardians beat the Mets, 6-3, to complete a three-game sweep at Progressive Field. The Mets (21-28) had shown a knack for avoiding sweeps lately. In their three previous series, New York won the final...
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The reunion episode started with hugs and cheers and ended with bows and boos. Francisco Lindor on Monday made his first return to the city where he started his baseball career in 2015. In six seasons in Cleveland, the shortstop led the then-Indians to the World Series, made four All-Star teams, and won a pair of Gold Gloves and Silver Sluggers. “Well, I walked in through a different...
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Mistakes in the field and on the bases cost the Mets a 3-1 loss Monday to Cleveland (31-17). Francisco Lindor went 0-for-4 in his return to Cleveland for the first time since he was traded in 2021. Lindor, who played six years in Cleveland, making the All-Star team four times, was greeted with warm applause before his first at-bat. “Well, I walked in through a different route,” he...
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It can be scary to approach a slumping polar bear, but once J.D. Martinez got up the nerve, the Met slugger’s bat heated up. A great piece by Tim Healey of Newsday Friday captures how Martinez helped Pete Alonso break out of a deep slump. “He understands the swing and can help pretty much everybody,” Alonso told Healey. “He has a very unique perspective. Sometimes you...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Take a deep breath, the schedule gets easier this weekend. J.D. Martinez singled in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and Jake Diekman struck out Kyle Schwarber with two men on to end the game as the Mets beat the Phillies, 6-5, to salvage the final game of a four-game series. New York went 2-5 in seven games with the Phillies and Atlanta Braves over the past week....
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