Vidal Bruján homered, Justin Hagenman threw four innings of one-run ball, and Jefferson Rojas made it four straight Triple-A games with a hit as Syracuse beat Lehigh Valley 6-2 Friday to close within a half-game of a spot in the International League playoffs. The third-place Mets have won four in a row and eight of 10. They are trailing second-half co-leaders Rochester and Indianapolis, who both...
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Three games at Triple-A for Jefferson Rojas, three home runs. The organization’s top prospect, who was promoted after Double-A Binghamton’s season ended last Sunday, went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a double, three RBIs and three runs scored in a 9-8 win over Lehigh Valley on Thursday that kept Syracuse’s slim playoff hopes alive. The Mets are 1 1/2 games back of Rochester and...
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Pete Alonso didn’t flip his bat after he tied the game in the ninth inning Tuesday with his 300th homer. He threw it and shouted and after he circled the bases to Citi Field cheers and “Fire Stearns” chants he took a curtain call. “It’s just crazy, how things kind of unfolded,” starter Sean Manaea (two earned runs, 5 1/3 innings) said after the Mets (69-82)...
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He tipped his cap when they chanted his name before the game. He tipped it when they cheered his announcement in the starting lineup. And again after the tribute video. Before his first at-bat, Pete Alonso raised his helmet in appreciation to the 35,800 at Citi Field, many of whom were on their feet, wearing his jersey, his shirsey or holding a homemade sign made for a night they had both been...
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On the night that Pete Alonso returned to Citi Field, the Mets could have used a clutch RBI. New York left nine men on base and went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position in a 2-1 loss Monday to the Orioles (73-78) in front of a home crowd that showed a lot of love for the franchise’s home run king. Alonso received warm ovations, a pre-game tribute video, and tipped his helmet to the...
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