Good morning, Mets fans! Carlos Mendoza announced yesterday that No. 2-ranked Mets prospect Carson Benge will make his major league debut on Opening Day. The lefty will be playing right field, facing Pirates ace Paul Skenes. The decision for Benge to be on the roster comes after he slashed .366/.435/.439 across 41 at-bats in spring training. With the injury to Mike Tauchman, Benge should see...
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Carson Benge and the New York Mets (12-10-2) lost to the St. Louis Cardinals (15-9) by a score of 4-3 in Grapefruit League action from Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. Tobias Myers began the afternoon by striking out JJ Wetherholt, MLB Pipeline’s No. 5 prospect in baseball. Despite allowing a home run to the next batter, he worked around a walk by picking Jordan Walker off at first to end...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The WBC championship game takes place tonight at 8 p.m. EST on FOX. Luckily for Mets fans, Nolan McLean will take the mound, trying to help Team USA win its second WBC and its first since 2017. McLean will look to improve on his first start, where although he only allowed two hits, he surrendered three earned runs. That game was nearly catastrophic for the United States...
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Kodai Senga and the New York Mets (9-7-1) took on the Miami Marlins (7-10) in Port St. Lucie in a low-scoring loss on Friday. Senga came out guns-blazing in a 1-2-3 first inning. He threw six pitches above 96 mph, maxing out at 97.9 mph on his thirtieth pitch of the inning before fooling Connor Norby on his patented ghost forkball for a strikeout. Senga continued his work in the second inning,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! MMO’s Brandyn Pokrass continued his excellent spring training coverage with notes from David Stearns’ and David Wright’s media availability. In the press conference, Wright spoke about how he is enjoying the enthusiasm the team is showing right now. He was also excited to hear from Bo Bichette and his request to speak with Wright during spring...
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