Tuesday night, the Mets got “Tatis’d”. The Mets lost game two of a three-game set with the Padres by a final score of 5-2. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two home runs off of Zac Thornton, drove in a trio of runs, and robbed a potential game winning grand slam off the bat of Francisco Lindor. Unfortunately, games like that happen over the course of a 162-game season. Elite players have...
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Man, isn’t winning fun? The 2026 Mets should have done this all year. Saturday evening, the Mets beat the Nationals 5-4 on a Francisco Lindor walk-off to cap a ninth inning comeback. Sean Manaea was good enough to win, the Mets got 2 2/3 innings of scoreless ball out of the bullpen, and strung together some late hits to take the first two of a three game set against the Nationals. This win...
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On Tuesday night, the Mets dropped the second game of a three-game set to the Braves by a score of 4-0. The offense didn’t show up, producing a measly seven baserunners to end the recent hot streak offensively. Nolan McLean, however, continued his stretch of impressive pitching. Despite falling to 8-8, McLean went six innings, surrendering only one run on one hit, walked two and struck out...
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Luke Weaver, the Mets’ most valuable trade asset, has been traded to the Pirates. Weaver, a 32-year-old relief pitcher, has another year of team control after 2026. After falling out of the playoff race, the Mets had a decision to make on whether to keep Weaver or trade him at his peak value. Ultimately, David Stearns chose the latter and decided to move him to Pittsburgh. In return, the...
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As the old adage goes, it was all going well until it wasn’t. This applies to the start of Zac Thornton’s major league career. Thornton struggled for the first time since his major league debut on Saturday against Miami. In the 6-2 loss, Thornton only lasted 4 2/3 innings, giving up four runs (three earned), walking three, and only striking out two batters. The Mets struggled...
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