Author: Kai Chang

Sean Manaea Continuing to Look More Like Himself

Sean Manaea walked off the mound on Thursday believing his night wasn’t quite finished. He had worked through traffic for much of the evening and there was reason to think he had enough left in the tank to get another couple of outs. After 95 pitches and five-plus innings, Manaea wanted the baseball a little longer. The Mets, protecting both a tie game and their pitcher, chose otherwise....

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Morning Briefing: Mets Look to Avoid Being Swept by Reds

Good morning, Mets fans! On Tuesday, the Mets fell into an immediate hole when Kodai Senga struggled through the first inning, walking the first two hitters before Sal Stewart launched a three-run homer. Spencer Steer added another homer later in the frame, putting New York down 4–0 before its offense had time to settle in. The Mets kept chipping away. Bo Bichette’s RBI single in the third and...

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Juan Soto’s Clutch Performance Helps Mets Avoid Sweep

Juan Soto entered Thursday in perhaps the worst stretch of his season, with just three hits in his previous 32 at-bats. The Mets needed production from the middle of their lineup, and Soto delivered with a double and the go-ahead home run in a 5-4 win over the Cardinals. Thursday’s performance stood out because it came after a stretch in which Soto had not looked like himself at the plate. The...

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Morning Briefing: Austin Warren to Start Today

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets had a rough night, as they got demolished by the Cardinals 7-0. Freddy Peralta struggled, allowing six runs on six hits over six innings. St. Louis did most of the damage in the third, scoring four runs in the frame. Offensively, they couldn’t get much going, finishing with just five hits on the night. Francisco Alvarez did single in his return from the injured...

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Morning Briefing: Mendoza Says ‘I Really Believe in This Team’

Good morning, Mets fans! Jon Heyman talked to Carlos Mendoza in the latest edition of his show with Joel Sherman on Tuesday. “We were able to climb back in 2024…and we didn’t have a guy like Juan Soto,” Mendoza said. “Bo [Bichette] is a really good hitter. Every day he hits the ball hard…he’s going to hit. I really believe in this team. We should be...

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