Carson Benge, the 21-year-old first round draft pick of the New York Mets who played the outfield and pitched for Oklahoma State, said Thursday that he will focus on being a position player. “We set in stone that I’m just gonna be an outfielder from here on out,” Benge, who bats left and throws right, told reporters at Citi Field. “Just gonna drop pitching. Focus on one....
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Phew! The Mets bullpen passed the baton from Alex Young to Dedniel Núñez to Phil Maton to Jake Diekman to survive a 3-2 thriller before 47,453 stunned onlookers Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. This was a long way from the plan on Opening Day. It was Young’s first appearance for the Mets and his first outing since June 1. Núñez has been excellent (2.43 ERA, 0.93 WHIP in 33 1/3 innings), but he...
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The Mets signed outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Tuesday from the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League to a minor league contract. The 34-year-old hit .400 in 40 games for the Ducks and clobbered 12 homers, 35 RBIs and a 1.204 OPS. He was on a franchise-record 28-game hitting streak when he got the call from New York. He will report to Triple-A Syracuse. Sean W. Alcide was first with the news....
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Luis Severino faced a make-or-break moment in the sixth. He walked Otto Lopez on four pitches to put runners at first and second with two outs in the sixth. The Mets led 1-0. He had thrown 86 pitches. Carlos Mendoza came to the mound. Decision time. José Buttó was warming. Mendoza let Severino pitch to Nick Gordon and he fell behind 2-0, burying the second ball in the dirt for a wild pitch that...
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The Miami Marlins entered the game with an historically horrific winning percentage against left-handed starters. Jeff McNeil started the night ranked 141st out of 142 qualified MLB hitters in OPS. And so, the Marlins beat up lefty Sean Manaea as McNeil hit two home runs. The end result was a 6-4 Miami victory Friday at loanDepot Park to open the second half. Miami (34-63) is 4-3 vs. the Mets...
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