Author: David Melendi

Peralta Hit Hard, But Confident Numbers Will Improve

Freddy Peralta came to the Mets coming off the best season of his career, but over his 13 starts entering Tuesday he had not been close to the pitcher who went 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA and placed fifth in Cy Young voting. But at 4-4 with a 3.63 ERA his numbers had been in line with his performances the two years prior. In 2024, he was 11-9 with a 3.68 ERA and in 2023 he went 12-10 with a 3.86 ERA....

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NBA Finals Game Chat: Knicks vs. Spurs, 8:30 PM

Monday, June 8 2026 – 8:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden – New York, NY ABC I never thought the Knicks would (potentially) win a title like this. I thought it would go more like Roger Maris’ breaking of Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record. Maris dealt with hair loss from the stress, death threats and a commissioner who held a news conference to push for the record to...

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Mets Minors Recap: Alvarez Nearing Return to Majors

Francisco Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored Sunday in Triple-A Syracuse’s 4-3 victory over Scranton. He also picked off a runner at first and allowed a passed ball. Carlos Mendoza said he could return to the big-league team during the six-game homestand that starts Tuesday. Alvarez has gone 3-for-13 with a double, four strikeouts and one walk in four games at Syracuse. He...

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Morning Briefing: Benge Binges on Padres Pitching

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have won seven of 10 and New York City is awash in blue and orange. Carson Benge went 5-for-5 with a home run and a triple in a 7-3 victory over the Padres and the Mets (29-36) finished their last West Coast trip of the (regular) season at 3-3. Marcus Semien and MJ Melendez homered and Sean Manaea (1-1) allowed two runs over four innings to earn the win and...

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Fermin Homer Sinks Mets in 3-2 loss in San Diego

Light-hitting catcher Freddy Fermin hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning off Austin Warren to send the Mets to a 3-2 loss Saturday in San Diego, spoiling a good effort by Nolan McLean. Carson Benge and Bo Bichette hit back-to-back singles in the eighth to give Juan Soto a chance to be a hero, and he hit the ball hard, but it was caught by second baseman Sung-Mun Song, who threw to...

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