Author: Michael Mayer

Mark Vientos Homers in Syracuse Loss

The Syracuse Mets (Triple-A) continued their season-opening series against the Rochester Red Wings, The Washington Nationals Triple-A affiliate. Jose Buttó took to the bump against Thaddeus Ward. Buttó started the game giving up a lead-off single to Jacob Young, but quickly erased the baserunner with a slick pickoff move. Buttó would run into trouble, giving up consecutive hits to James Wood and...

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Updated MMO Comment Guidelines

Our goal at MMO is to raise the level of discourse in the comment threads by eliminating inappropriate language and insults, while encouraging a lively and healthy discussion about the New York Mets or baseball in general. We hope to reduce some of the unnecessary and annoying banter between some users, which most readers consider a complete eyesore. These constant squabbles ruin the threads and...

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Mets Opening Day Postponed to Friday

With heavy rain in the forecast for Thursday, the New York Mets have announced that their 2024 Opening Day game hosting the Milwaukee Brewers will be postponed to Friday at 1:40 p.m. ET at Citi Field. Friday was a scheduled off day for the Mets and Brewers. Gates will open at 11:40 a.m., and parking lots will open at 10:40 a.m. The pitching matchup is lefty José Quintana for the Mets and righty...

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Francisco Álvarez Showing Off Arm This Spring

A young Francisco Álvarez knew he needed to work on his receiving and framing skills before he got to the big leagues, and as Mets fans saw last year, he did just that as one of the best framers (ranked 4th with 9 catcher framing runs) in the majors. The biggest struggle (-3 CS above average) as a catcher last year for Álvarez was throwing out runners trying to steal. And while a large part of...

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Pitchers, Trade Deadline Pieces Shine in Spring Breakout

The inaugural Spring Breakout event was a huge hit with fans and players alike on Friday at Clover Park. The Mets won the game 4-2 behind high-octane pitching and run-scoring hits from two players acquired at the trade deadline last year. Dom Hamel got the start on the mound for the Mets, and he showed off an exciting repertoire of pitches. He allowed one run in two innings and struck out two....

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