Author: Michael Mayer

NL East Roundup: Mets Tougher Than the Rest

With the Major League Baseball season a little bit over a quarter of the season way through, we figured it would be a great time to kickstart our National League East updates. Pretty much since the word go on the 2022 season, it’s been the Mets atop the division and the rest of the teams playing below .500 ball. The Mets lead in the NL East has been the biggest division lead in MLB and...

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Mets Starting Pitching Depth Showing Cracks

Jacob deGrom injured, Max Scherzer injured, Tylor Megill injured and the Mets had to dip into their pitching depth a little deeper for a starter on Wednesday against the Giants. To say it didn’t go well, would be a massive understatement. Thomas Szapucki, making his first big league start, only recorded four outs and gave up a whopping nine runs in the Mets’ 9-3 loss to the Giants....

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Darryl Strawberry, Doc Gooden Attending Mets Old Timers’ Day

Updated Post – May 26, 16:15 Former Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden told the New York Post that he will be part of the Old Timers’ Day festivities on August 27. Gooden went on to say that he will pitch in the game and is hoping to be one of that starters. Gooden, 57, was a four-time All-Star across parts of 11 seasons with the Mets. He was the National League Rookie of the Year winner in...

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What to Expect From Thomas Szapucki

It feels like a really long time ago that Thomas Szapucki was one of the Mets top prospects and was actually featured in a Top 100 MLB list as well. The left-handed was seen as a guy that already had an electrifying two pitch mix with an exploding fastball up to 97 mph and knee-buckling breaking ball that flashed plus. Szapucki went into the 2017 season ranked as the No. 69 prospect in baseball...

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Mets Minors Recap: Jake Mangum Shines in Triple-A Debut

AAA: Rochester (27-16) 5, Syracuse (14-27) 4 BOX SCORE CF Jake Mangum 1-for-2, HBP, SB, BB, .287/.365/.410 C Nick Dini 1-for-4, HR, .220/.350/.480 Mangum was making his Triple-A debut following his promotion from Double-A Binghamton. The strong defensive outfielder shares a similar skill set to Mets outfielder Travis Jankowski, though Mangum is a switch hitter and has a little more pop. The...

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