An incredible and unbelievable performance at the plate by right-hander Noah Syndergaard at Dodger Stadium, where the young Mets phenom blasted home runs in each of his first two at-bats on Thursday night against Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda. Syndergaard launched his first home run of the season – a solo shot – over the right-center-field wall to give the Mets an early 1-0 lead....
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New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz will miss his next start after experiencing soreness in his left forearm following his last start. Matz, 24, spoke briefly with reporters and downplayed the severity of the situation, saying that skipping his next start was precautionary. “It’s just not worth it to risk it right now,” said Matz. “Yesterday it was pretty sore,”...
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It’s been an encouraging West Coast swing for New York Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki who has seen his batting average climb 50 points over the last four games in San Diego and Los Angeles, and the timing couldn’t be better for the former first rounder. Plawecki is batting .357 (5-for-14) with three doubles and home run in his last four contests while posting a 1.186 OPS. His homer came...
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Yoenis Cespedes continued to flex his muscle and power the New York Mets offense on Sunday, going 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres. Petco Park can be a death knell for sluggers, but it couldn’t contain Cespedes who went 5-for-18 with four walks, three home runs, and five RBI during the four game series. His 11 home runs are now tied for the second-most in...
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It’s only a little over a month into the season, but as the Mets head into the one-quarter pole of 2016, it hasn’t all been peaches and cream for our hometown team. Matt Harvey has been a shell of the pitcher who returned in such indomitable style a season ago – this when all of us were expecting even more dominance in his second year removed from Tommy John surgery. It’s...
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