With two starters out of commission until at least May, right-hander Griffin Canning has been handed a significantly heavier workload than anticipated. He certainly delivered on Thursday, though, with six sharp innings of one-run ball against the St. Louis Cardinals. After walking two in the first inning, he settled in and finished strong, retiring nine straight. The one run he allowed came on a...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Though Pete Alonso and Juan Soto each homered Tuesday, it just wasn’t the Mets’ day. The Twins took advantage of a Francisco Lindor error and Max Kranick’s first signs of kryptonite. All in all, the Mets fell 6-3. Bailey Ober earned the win for Minnesota, while Jhoan Duran picked up the save. In the series finale, the Twins will send out David Festa...
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Good morning, Mets fans. Former Mets pitcher Octavio Dotel tragically passed away at 51 in the collapse of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo on Tuesday. Dotel, who made his MLB debut with the Mets in 1999, had a successful 15-year career with 13 teams. He was part of the 2011 World Series-winning Cardinals. The collapse occurred early Tuesday during a Merengue concert at the nightclub that...
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On a cold Monday night, Kodai Senga worked through five shutout innings against a familiar Marlins lineup. After allowing a walk and a single to open the first, Senga escaped thanks in part to Hayden Senger’s first career caught stealing. From there, he settled in, mixing pitches well and inducing a pair of double plays in the fourth and fifth to get out of more trouble. It wasn’t overpowering,...
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With all four of the Mets’ full-season affiliates playing on Friday for the first time in 2025, let’s look at MMO’s top 30 prospects and where they’ll begin their seasons. At the end of March, MMO’s Mike Mayer provided a final overall breakdown of the top 30. 1. Brandon Sproat – RHP — 2024 ERA: 3.40 (A+/AA/AAA) 2025 Start: Syracuse Mets (Triple-A) The 24-year-old...
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