Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have now lost on Opening Day in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1999 and 2000, as they dropped a 3-1 contest to the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. Juan Soto reached base three times in his regular season debut for the team, though he struck out to end the game with two runners on against Josh Hader, while Clay Holmes allowed two earned runs and...
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Kodai Senga won’t pitch in the Mets’ opening series of the regular season against the Houston Astros, but he sure seems ready to get things rolling. In what was his final Grapefruit League outing before he’s scheduled to throw in a minor league exhibition next week, the 32-year-old right-hander kept a lineup chock-full of Washington Nationals regulars at bay. Senga was rocky...
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No. 4: Jonah Tong, RHP B/T: R/R Age: 21 (06/19/2003) Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 180 lbs Acquired: Seventh round of 2022 Draft from Georgia Premier Academy ETA: 2026 2024 Stats: Double-A Binghamton: 0-0, 2.89 ERA, 0.857 WHIP, 9.1 IP, 14 SO, 4 BB, 1 HR, 2 GS High-A Brooklyn: 5-4, 3.71 ERA, 1.318 WHIP, 85 IP, 110 SO, 38 BB, 2 HR, 19 GS Single-A St. Lucie: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.643 WHIP, 18.2 IP, 36 SO, 5 BB, 0 HR, 2...
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Clay Holmes’ first major league start since 2018 will come on a big stage for the Mets. On Friday, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Holmes will start the team’s Opening Day bout with the Houston Astros on March 27 at Dalkin Park. “He earned it,” Mendoza said. “We like what we’re seeing. I know it’s a small sample size here, but it’s very...
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Good morning, Mets fans! In his first day at the San Diego Padres’ spring training facility in Peoria, Ariz., Jose Iglesias told reporters that he was “surprised” he didn’t return to the Mets after his magical 2024 run with the team. “It’s surprising, yes,” Iglesias said, per 97.3 The Fan San Diego’s Sammy Levitt. “But I don’t take it...
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