The New York Mets (31-35) trailed by one run entering the ninth inning. Francisco Lindor worked the count full and took what he thought was ball four before being rang up by home plate umpire Dan Merzel. Tommy Pham would double later in the frame but was stranded at second base in another Mets’ loss. That call certainly was not the main reason New York dropped the series finale at PNC Park...
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It was reported Sunday afternoon by Bob Nightengale of USA Today that the New York Mets are expected to hire former Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns this offseason. His contract expires after the season, and he is expected to be hired in Flushing to a high-ranking front office job. Stearns stepped down from his general manager role with the Brewers after the 2022 season. However,...
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The New York Mets (25-23) looked to follow up their thrilling game one victory in the nightcap of the split-admission doubleheader at Citi Field on Sunday night with a three-game series and doubleheader sweep. The Mets emerged over the Cleveland Guardians and got exactly that behind stellar pitching in a 2-1 win. Justin Verlander was terrific and turned in the team’s best pitching effort...
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Early Sunday afternoon, the New York Mets (24-23) faced off against the Cleveland Guardians in the first game of a split-admission doubleheader. After rain postponed yesterday’s game, it was a sunny afternoon at Citi Field for Game 1 where New York emerged victorious 5-4. Big days by Max Scherzer and the hero of the game, Starling Marte, propelled the Mets to a game over .500 for the first...
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One of the biggest moves the New York Mets made two offseasons ago was signing veteran outfielder Starling Marte during free agency. In December of 2021, New York brought Marte to Flushing on a four-year, $78-million deal. Year one of that said agreement was terrific. This season? Not at all so far. In his first year (2022) with the Mets, Marte was selected to his second-career All-Star game....
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