Brandon Nimmo was removed in the second inning Tuesday from the game against the Nationals. It was initially unclear why, but the Mets announced shortly thereafter that it was due to neck stiffness. Nimmo has dealt with neck pain in the past. He exited a game with the same issue as recently as May of this season. He learned back in 2019 that he had a bulging cervical disk pushing on a nerve in...
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The lineup cards from Tuesday night’s Mets-Nationals game are going to the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Valencia, which happens to be located between the hometowns of Carlos Mendoza and Miguel Cairo. Mendoza, 45, of Barquisimeto, and Cairo, 51, of Anaco, made history, becoming the first Venezuelan managers to match wits against each other in a major league game. The pair...
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David Peterson faced 27 batters Tuesday. He threw a first-pitch strike to 20 of them. The key to pitching late into games, apparently, is going after hitters early. “So I got out there and try to give the team a chance to win and try and be efficient,” he said after throwing 65 of 96 pitches for strikes and earning the win in the 8-1 victory over the Nationals. “Like I said,...
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Lefty Jonathan Santucci struck out a career-high 11 Friday in Double-A Binghamton’s 4-2 victory over New Hampshire. He gave up one unearned run on three hits and a walk over 5 1/3 innings to drop his ERA to 2.73. He has struck out 40 in 29 2/3 innings in six starts since his promotion to Binghamton. The 22-year-old drafted last year in the second round out of Duke came in at No. 13 on...
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It was “The Beatles Night” at Citi Field, and the Mets could have used more help from somebody, anybody in the bullpen. Tyler Rogers, Ryan Helsley and Brooks Raley combined to give up six runs as the Mets lost 11-9 to the Seattle Mariners Friday at Citi Field on the 60th anniversary of the Fab Four’s famed concert at Shea Stadium. The Mets (64-58) have lost 14 of 16. The last...
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