While the spotlight has teetered towards the late-May slump of Juan Soto, the Mets’ other franchise cornerstone hadn’t been at his best lately either. But, like Soto, Francisco Lindor took a strong step back in the right direction on Friday as the Mets opened things up against the Rockies. Lindor homered twice in the 4-2 win — once from each side of the plate. “My body aligned...
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It was a long, wacky game for the Mets into the late hours of the night on Friday. Fighting through a rain delay, a pair of unconventional rulings on the field, and four extra innings, the offense was sluggish through most of the night before an explosive rally in the ninth inning — then an eventual stall in extras. But almost lost in the madness was Brett Baty, who continued a recent trend of...
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Austin Warren didn’t think he’d be playing professional baseball. He had just started his freshman year at a community college in North Carolina. There weren’t any NCAA offers out of high school. He was a light-hitting shortstop with minimal power. Like any other JUCO baseball player, he just wanted to take his career as far as it could go. But through a switch to the mound,...
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The Mets have seen this before from Tylor Megill. The big question entering the second month of his season was whether he was just off to another strong start that would inevitably disintegrate into inconsistency — or if he’d finally turned an actual corner. And, lately, Megill’s performance has faltered. He had a fantastic March and April, with a 1.74 ERA in six starts. But he gave up...
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Mark Vientos was out of the Mets’ lineup for the second straight day on Friday. Against a pitcher with a large arsenal in Jameson Taillon, Carlos Mendoza opted to get Brett Baty and Jeff McNeil in there while Vientos and Starling Marte stayed on the bench. Taillon has historically been successful against the Mets, with a 1.96 ERA in six starts against them entering Friday. And, in the...
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