Author: David Melendi

Details Emerge for Metropolitan Park Project

One of the first questions many Mets fans have about the proposed Metropolitan Park project is simple. Where will I park? The $8 billion project is planned to cover 50 acres of asphalt parking lots around Citi Field. Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International submitted a 366-page preliminary proposal Tuesday that answers that question, with renderings of three multi-level parking structures that...

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2025 Report Card: Starling Marte, DH-OF

Starling Marte Age: 37 (10/9/1988) B/T: R/R Primary Stats: .270/.335/.410, 9 HR, 34 RBI, 37 R, 7 SB, 22 BB, 68 SO, 329 PA, 98 G Advanced Stats: 111 OPS+, 112 wRC+, 20.7 K%, 6.7 BB%, .318 BABIP, .326 xwOBA, 0.7 fWAR, 1.0 bWAR 2025 Salary: $20.7 million Grade: C 2025 Review The addition of right-fielder Juan Soto moved Starling Marte into a new role this year. He’d been a designated hitter...

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Morning Briefing: By George, Blue Jays Win Pennant

Good morning, Mets fans! What’s a fair price for a foul pole? George Springer sent Rogers Centre into a frenzy with a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning of Game 7 of the ALCS. Toronto beat the Mariners 4-3 to advance to its first World Series since 1993. The Blue Jays bullpen came through with 5 1/3 innings of one-run relief. Ex-Met Chris Bassitt pitched a perfect eighth inning...

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Morning Briefing: Blue Jays Force Game 7

Good morning, Mets fans! Best two words in sports: Game 7. Addison Barger homered and drove in three runs and rookie Trey Yesavage induced three inning-ending double plays in Toronto’s 6-2 victory over the Mariners in Game 6 of the ALCS. The home team has won 11 of 13 games this postseason when facing elimination. Game 7 is Monday at 8:08 p.m. ET on FOX and FS1. The Mariners will be trying...

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High-A Brooklyn Season Recap: Cyclones Win It All

The High-A Brooklyn Cyclones, named for the Coney Island roller coaster, had a fitting year. Brooklyn rode a slew of quality prospects to a 46-20 record and the top of the South Atlantic League in the first half  – and after a short pause for the All-Star break and a bunch of promotions – plummeted to near the bottom of the second-half standings with a 26-39 mark. The High-A playoffs...

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