Christian Scott had it working. He’d thrown five innings of scoreless, one-hit ball against the Houston Astros. And he struck out Jeremy Peña to start the sixth. Three straight walks ultimately doomed him and were the difference in the Mets’ 3-1 loss on Friday. Scott had a second straight subpar start — and each time, walks were the culprit. In his previous outing, he’d walked...
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Surrounding reports that Bo Bichette is expected to opt in and stay with the Mets for 2027, the third baseman has gotten it going lately at the plate. After a miserable start, this whole season has been an uphill climb for Bichette. He dealt with struggles matched only by his abbreviated 2024 season with Toronto. After a hot June that got his numbers into more respectable territory, his...
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Jefferson Rojas and Jonah Tong are both considered top-100 prospects by ESPN. The duo made the top-100 update released Thursday. Rojas came in at No. 40 in ESPN’s first edition of this list since he was traded to the Mets. Jonah Tong was ranked No. 79. ESPN’s previous version of this ranking came out on May 21. Rojas, while a member of the Chicago Cubs’ system, was unranked at...
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Steve Cohen isn’t one to sugarcoat how the Mets’ season has gone. At the same time, Cohen expressed optimism going forward as he spoke to reporters at Citi Field on Wednesday. “We might have taken too much risk, when you think about all the changes that were made,” Cohen said. “Whenever there are significant changes, sometimes it takes a while to integrate.”...
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Francisco Lindor has not had his finest season defensively. He entered Friday with a -3 DRS, -1 OAA and a career-worst .963 fielding percentage. He made another error — his ninth — in Friday’s game against the Nationals, leading to an unearned run that put the Mets in a 1-0 hole. It was his own homer that tied it. The Mets eventually won, 4-1. Despite Lindor fading defensively, his offense...
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