The Major League Baseball trade deadline date was on June 15 from 1923 through the 1985 season before switching to it’s current July 31 date beginning in 1986. Multiple trades have been made by the New York Mets on this date, some that ended up helping the team tremendously and one that most consider the worst in franchise history. 1969 The Mets entered deadline day 30-25, 8.5 games behind the...
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Mets acting GM Zack Scott spoke to the media in front of the dugout on Friday before the team started their series with the San Diego Padres. Scott said that injured starter Carlos Carrasco (torn hamstring) received a PRP injection in his leg because he wasn’t able to strengthen it the way he wanted. Carrasco hasn’t thrown a pitch since early May in a simulated game. He first...
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19 years ago today, the New York Mets drafted an 18-year-old from Hickory High School in Chesapeake, Virginia by the name of David Wright. Little did they know at the time, they were getting the eventual best position player in franchise history with the 38th overall pick. Wright grew up a Mets fan having been only a short distance from their Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk. Here’s what...
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With May in the books, the Minor League Baseball season has been officially underway for a month now. The four New York Mets minor league organizations have had talented individuals show out for them throughout May. Some even earned promotions to the following affiliate and even the big leagues. This is the first installment of the Mets Minors Players of the Month. Triple-A Syracuse Mets During...
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Two of the big keys for the Mets going forward in the 2021 season (and for at least three years beyond that) will be the contributions of shortstop Francisco Lindor and catcher James McCann. The Mets two key offensive acquisitions of the offseason got off to miserable starts, Lindor had a .494 OPS the day that Chili Davis was fired (May 3) and McCann had his season-low at .494 on May 16. Lindor...
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