In a sense, it was a strange return to post-trade deadline action for the New York Mets on Friday. José Buttó and Tyler Rogers were in opposite dugouts. Old friends like Wilmer Flores and Dominic Smith contributed for the Giants. The Mets rallied to erase a 3-0 deficit, but struggled with runners in scoring position at the worst time and took a 4-3 loss. A positive, however, came from one of the...
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A slow start has morphed into a productive season for Brandon Nimmo. Since the All-Star break — and really this whole summer — he’s done almost nothing but mash. With two more hits in Friday’s win over the Giants, he brought his OPS above .800 for the first time since April 4. While it’s still a slightly different brand of Nimmo, his overall production can no longer be deemed a...
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Dylan Ross stood from the mound at BayCare Ballpark. He’d just gotten Carter Mathison to stare at a 96 mph fastball in the zone for strike three. It had finished off a perfect inning, one in which he’d struck out the side for the St. Lucie Mets. It was Sept. 7, 2024. For Ross, it was his first game action in over two and a half years. He stopped, then turned to look out at the...
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The excitement of having Sean Manaea back, with the Mets winning and David Wright Day on the horizon, was quickly sucked out as Friday’s game got away from the Mets. Today is still, of course, David Wright Day. The Mets will have a chance to honor their legend and bounce back on the field. But in the larger picture of this season, Friday’s 8-4 loss to the Reds exposed a problem that...
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The first time Mark Vientos batted with the bases loaded on Friday, it ended with him slamming his bat on the ground at home plate. Just the latest entry in his frustrating, inconsistent season. The next time he batted with the bases loaded in Friday’s game, he reversed course on what had been a quiet offensive game for the Mets — and perhaps exorcised some personal demons in the process....
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