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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With all the ruckus surrounding the Mets lately — the injuries, the regression, the numerous transactions — a soothing constant, until recently, had been left-handed starter David Peterson. But recently, in abrupt and seemingly unprecedented fashion, even Peterson has become less reliable. Before this week, Peterson had allowed three earned runs or fewer in 15 consecutive starts, dating back to...
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It seems as though in the last week, the bricks have crumbled within the Mets’ pitching depth. When your expected top two starters are on the injured list, and some of the pitchers who have filled in nicely start to regress, it’s an ugly combination. And it’s been a major factor in the Mets’ now-seven-game losing streak, one that has dropped them into second place in the...
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