Nolan McLean may be finding his form again. His struggles in May seemed like a shock to the system, both to himself and to fans, who had become accustomed to his instant dominance at the major league level. But, after his ERA rose to the mid-4.00s at one point, he has it back down to 3.52 after another good start on Friday. It was a sluggish game for the Mets — a 6-2 loss to the Red Sox — and...
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Spencer Strider tried to throw a high fastball past Bo Bichette in the second inning. It didn’t work. He’d tried a slider in the first inning — on an 0-2 count, no less. But Bichette slammed that one into the seats for a solo shot to get the Mets’ scoring started in Friday’s series opener against the rival Braves. It went 383 feet, 102.6 mph off the bat. Bichette homered...
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The Mets’ lineup has a certain fluidity to it right now. Meaning, if someone hits, they’re likely to receive an invite to stay a little longer. With the second-worst team OPS in all of baseball, and multiple injuries, the Mets have needed all the help they can get. We saw it with MJ Melendez early in the season. We saw it with the aggressive promotion of A.J. Ewing. And now...
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It has been a strange season for MJ Melendez. There was a point during the Mets’ most extreme struggles where he was neck-and-neck with Juan Soto for the best OPS in the starting lineup. He’s since played so poorly that he’s no longer a mainstay in the lineup at all. His offensive production took such a downturn that his roster spot even started to come into question. But he...
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Jonah Tong impressed in his MLB season debut Friday. Sean Manaea also turned in a strong outing. The two pitchers — the youngster and the vet, who throw from opposite sides of the plate — both had encouraging performances out of the bullpen in the Mets’ 2-1 loss to the Marlins on Friday at loanDepot Field. It was a peculiar pitching construction for the Mets. They went with Tobias Myers as...
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