Francisco Álvarez is giving fans a reason to believe that maybe this year will be better than the last. (And perhaps reminding some of an old song.) The 22-year-old catcher homered, doubled and scored twice to pace the offense in a 3-1 victory for the New York Mets (7-5) over the Miami Marlins (3-6) in Jupiter, Florida. The performance came a day after Álvarez homered and caught three runners...
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The Mets announced on Friday that outfielder Taylor Kohlwey, RHP Chad Smith and LHP Nate Lavender were reassigned to minor league camp. Kohlwey joined the Mets in December after spending parts of eight seasons in the San Diego Padres organization and went 2-for-11 this spring with a walk and three strikeouts. Smith also signed with the club in December and appeared in 10 games at the major...
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The New York City Planning Commission unanimously voted to approve NYCFC’s Willets Point stadium, the second phase of a massive project that includes a 25,000-seat arena that will be directly across Seaver Way from Citi Field. The proposal now moves to the New York City Council, which has 50 days to approve it. A public hearing is set for Tuesday to start that process. The team plans to...
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The Mets’ farm system is deeper and more talented heading into 2024 thanks to last summer’s trades of Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and others, according to MLB Pipeline, which released annual rankings today. Shortstop/outfielder Jett Williams was tabbed the top Mets prospect by MLB Pipeline, which ranked the top 30 for each team. The Mets drafted Williams in the first round in 2022...
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Infielders Jeff McNeil and Joey Wendle are dealing with injuries, though neither is considered serious, according to reports. Manager Carlos Mendoza said McNeil has left biceps soreness and will be shut down from hitting for a few days, per Tim Healey of Newsday. Wendle has right shoulder soreness, but should be ready for his spring debut toward the end of next week, according to MLB.com’s...
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