The Mets came close to a dramatic win on Wednesday night but ultimately fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4–3, in a game that was a pitchers’ duel, until it wasn’t. Arizona took a one-run lead in the top of the seventh and later added two insurance runs. The Mets mounted a rally in the bottom of the ninth, but it came up just short. Still, there was a silver lining in the loss, and his...
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Missed calls. Runners thrown out at the plate. Failed challenges. A walk-off loss. It’s safe to say Wednesday afternoon’s rubber game in Minnesota wasn’t exactly the Mets’ finest showing, but there was a silver lining. Justin Hagenman, called up from Triple-A after Griffin Canning fell ill, made his MLB debut in the second inning and made the most of it. The 28-year-old Penn State alum struck...
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If you had told any Mets fan that the team’s first homestand would end with five wins in six games, they’d take it in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, that didn’t stop a wave of rightful complaints from washing across the Mets universe following the team’s 5–0 loss to the Miami Marlins. Most of those frustrations center on three positions: center field, third base, and second base. More specifically,...
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114.5, 113.4, 113.1, 107.1. Those could be temperature readings in Death Valley during a scorching July afternoon, stock prices fluctuating day to day, or maybe even your Internet speed cutting in and out. Those are Pete Alonso’s exit velocities from his four at-bats on Wednesday afternoon. Coming off a down year in 2024, Alonso signed a short-term “prove it” deal for 2025, with his...
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As we get closer to Opening Day, the Mets offense seems poised to deliver the run support this team needs to compete for a division title. The pitching, however, is a different story. With injuries impacting both Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas, the two biggest free agent pitcher signings the team made this offseason, the starting rotation now sits within the hands of the depth David Stearns has...
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