Jacob deGrom is the only current New York Mets player to have appeared in the postseason donning a Mets uniform. He set the tone in Game 1 of the 2015 NLDS for what would be a pennant-winning run by striking out 13 Los Angeles Dodgers over seven shutout inning. It was part of a great postseason for deGrom. If they had an NLDS MVP, it would’ve been his. Overall, he was 3-1 with a 2.88 ERA...
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3 UP Batting Title On July 13, Jeff McNeil was batting .297, and he received what would be his last day off for the 2022 season. From there, McNeil would hit .360/.406/.500 taking the batting title away from Freddie Freeman. The fans would demand a curtain call from McNeil after the moment was official. For Mets fans and the entire Mets organization, there is extra meaning in taking this away...
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3 UP McNeil Ready If there was anyone on the New York Mets who truly showed he was ready for the postseason, it was Jeff McNeil. Game-in and game-out, he was out there trying to will the Mets to victory. In the series, he was 7-for-13 with a homer and two RBI. He played well in right field. He gave tough at-bag after tough at-bat. He was a player who did not want to lose this division, and he...
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On August 2, 2022, the New York Mets traded J.D. Davis along with prospects Carson Seymour, Thomas Szapucki, and Nick Zwack. for then San Francisco Giants 1B/OF/DH Darin Ruf. It was a trade widely panned at the time due to the prospect overpay. However, this is the type of trade where if the Mets won the World Series no one would really care about the overpay. The converse to this is naturally...
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The Athletic conducted their annual poll of anonymous Major League players to ask questions about the postseason teams. The article has the caveat that the poll was conducted until mid-September, and players did abstain from some of the questions posited. When the answers were collected, one thing was readily clear. Major League players fear the Mets pitching come the postseason. Concerning the...
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