Author: Michael Mayer

New York Mets starter Zack Wheeler came into Tuesday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs with a 2.41 ERA over his last seven starts, but that success came to a screeching halt early on in the game. Wheeler allowed a monstrous 462 foot home run to new leadoff batter Anthony Rizzo in the first inning on the second pitch of the game. He would strike out three in the first inning as he...

Before Saturday’s doubleheader Yoenis Cespedes told reporters that he can’t yet run at 100 percent. He also said that he will be the one making the calls on whether he plays or not because he knows his body best. Cespedes said he has a new hour-long pregame routine for his legs, back & hips to improve flexibility. He said he had not done those before. Previous Update –...

The 2017 season started out great for New York Mets reliever Fernando Salas with seven scoreless outings to begin the year. He pitched in seven of the teams first ten games to start the year despite missing most of spring training because of visa issues. Salas then hit his first rough patch as a Met, allowing ten earned runs on 12 hits and five walks in only 4.1 innings. His ERA ballooned all...

Jay Bruce was not supposed to be on the 2017 New York Mets roster, yet here he is, and helping them win games as their season hovers on life support. Another case of that was Wednesday night when Bruce hit two home run in the Mets 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers. Bruce had half of the Mets hits and drove in three of the four runs. Both homers came off Yu Darvish, whom struck out nine and allowed...