In his first at-bat at Citi Field after an offseason where he tested free agency for the first time, Pete Alonso gave a stadium packed for the home opener what it wanted: a home run and a curtain call. Alonso, who hit a three-run, game-tying home run in the eighth inning on Wednesday, cracked a two-run shot to right off Kevin Gausman (1-1), and the Mets went on to a 5-0 victory Friday over the...
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Mark Vientos threw the ball over the catcher’s head. Tyrone Taylor played a would-be fly out into a single. Juan Soto couldn’t field a base hit cleanly, which cost him a chance to throw out a runner at home. The Mets escaped Miami with a dramatic 6-5 victory in 11 innings Wednesday (thank you, Pete Alonso), but this was not, as the old slogan went, “baseball like it oughta...
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Pete Alonso erased a lot of mistakes. The slugger went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a game-tying, three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and Jesse Winker worked a go-ahead walk with the bases loaded in the 11th as the Mets beat the Marlins 6-5 Wednesday at loanDepot Park. Huascar Brazobán earned his first career save against his former team, entering with two on and one out and...
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Kodai Senga survived the first error by Francisco Lindor, but a second by the normally sure-handed shortstop Tuesday led to two unearned runs and the difference in a 4-2 loss to the Miami Marlins. Afterward, Senga took the blame. “Since the day I signed with this team, Lindor’s always been there,” Senga said through an interpreter. “He’s always supported me, always...
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The eyes of many Cyclones fans will be on Carson Benge, taken 19th overall in the first round of the 2024 draft after hitting 18 homers and posting a 1.109 OPS in 61 games for Oklahoma State. Others to watch include infielder Boston Baro, lefty Jonathan Santucci and catcher Christopher Suero. Gilbert Gómez will become the first Cyclones manager to lead the team for a second straight year since...
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