Luis Torrens sees the “flair of a superstar,” Carlos Mendoza liked the way he attacked and Pete Alonso took notice of the way rookie Nolan McLean prepared between starts. McLean shook off a poor first inning to strike out seven in six innings, leading the Mets to a 12-5 victory at Detroit on Tuesday and becoming the first Mets pitcher to win his first four career starts. His 28...
Read MoreYou’d expect the 30-something-year-old veterans at the top of the rotation to be dependable and the rookies to be finding their way. But Sean Manaea was hit hard (3 2/3 innings, five runs, eight hits) Monday in Detroit a day after Kodai Senga gave up five runs of his own in a loss to the Marlins. The pair both returned from injury in July but neither have returned to form. “I have...
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Outfielder Carson Benge’s first Triple-A long ball came in his sixth game for Syracuse. He hit eight homers for Double-A Binghamton and four for High-A Brooklyn this year. The 2024 first-round pick entered Friday with a .305/.411/.501 slash line across the three levels in 435 plate appearances. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (65-65) 2, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (77-50) 6 Box Score SS Jett...
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The Mets have had a season’s worth of highs and lows just this month. A seven-game losing streak that put them on the cusp of falling out of playoff position, the debut and dominance of Nolan McLean, the injuries to Francisco Alvarez and a sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies that was followed by perhaps the sloppiest loss of the year on Thursday. Jonah Tong offered a chance for another high...
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Jonah Tong had just finished throwing a bullpen and was looking at a replay of one of his sliders when Triple-A Syracuse manager Dick Scott had a question for him. “You ready to start Friday?” the manager asked, according to Tong, who was asked by reporters Thursday about the moment he found out he earned the biggest promotion of his career. “And I’m like, ‘Ready as...
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