Noah Syndergaard made his long-promised return to Citi Field. Two years older and a torn UCL later, Thor brought his thunder back to Queens. Syndergaard pitched just one inning Tuesday night and it was glorious. Now sitting at 96 miles per hour with his fastball Syndergaard went three up and three down. Ten pitches, nine strikes, two strikeouts, 730 days in the making. Armed with just his...
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With seven games left, it was all but a formality that the Mets announce Jacob deGrom will be shut down for the remainder of the season. The 33-year-old right-hander has been out since July with issues in his throwing elbow. “Jake threw a side yesterday, really good, he checked all the boxes for us,” manager Luis Rojas said. “But we talked today with him too and there’s...
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One. More. Week. The Mets enter the final week of their season after losing 8-4 to Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon. New York, now eliminated from playoff contention, have lost 10 of their past 11 games and have been swept in back-to-back series. At least they scored more than one run in this one. Hopes weren’t immediately lost but with Carlos Carrasco on the mound, they needed more than one...
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Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports If you missed tonight’s game, here’s the only highlight you need. Chris Sale, Cold-blooded 79mph Slider. 😯 Adding Injury to Insult. pic.twitter.com/KuI90TxBNe — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 23, 2021 Chris Sale striking Javier Baez out on a slider that hit Baez’s back foot. Sale struck out eight batters across...
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Put it in the books. The 2021 Mets season is over. Seven games back in the division with 11 more to play and 8.5 games back in the Wild Card. The Metropolitans will just be going through the motions these final two weeks. Attitudes have changed. The usually upbeat and optimistic press conferences of Pete Alonso took a turn toward acceptance of New York’s self-inflicted situation. Per...
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