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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Just a short time ago, Brandon Nimmo seemed to be hitting a crossroads. He wasn’t walking like he used to. His numbers were down across the board. They were particularly alarming when dating back to the second half of last year, although he was dealing with plantar fasciitis at the time. But most of all, he’d lost his identity. He’d altered his approach to favor power and RBIs,...
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