Author: Nathan Cooper

Nolan McLean, Offense Lead Mets to Blowout Win Over Giants

The Mets’ (4-4) offense, led by Francisco Alvarez, broke out in a big way behind a suburb start from Nolan McLean in a dominant win against the San Francisco Giants (3-5) in the second game of their four game set. The first inning began with a bang, but did not come without concern. The Mets scored their first run after back-to-back-to-back hit by Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, and Bo...

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Morning Briefing: Mets’ Opening Day Game Set Viewership Record

Good morning, Mets fans! Anthony Rieber of Newsday reported that the Pirates-Mets 1 p.m. ET game on Thursday averaged 2.3 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, making it the most-watched Opening Day afternoon game on record. Although Mets fans missed GKR, millions of eyeballs on the team was not a bad thing in the resounding win. Last night, the Mets beat the Cardinals 4-2 in a bounce-back...

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Minors Recap: Syracuse Offense Explodes For 10 Runs

Following a tough 5-3 loss, the Syracuse Mets (Triple-A) hosted the Worcester Red Sox in the rubber match of a three-game set, looking to advance to 2-1 on the season. Despite little offense in the first two games of the season, the Syracuse Mets’ offense exploded for ten runs on Sunday. Despite that, the pitching took a step back, allowing eight runs and eight hits in the contest. The...

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Morning Briefing: Benge Set for MLB Debut

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 Continues Strong Spring as Mets Lose to Cardinals

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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