Many Mets fans thought that once Sean Manaea was re-signed this past offseason, his first inning pitched this season would be the first inning of the year as the Opening Day starter. An oblique injury and multiple setbacks later, his debut came pitching the final innings of the first half instead. The result was a loss in the scorebook, but many more positives than negatives can be taken away...
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The Mets added more injury to insult to their pitching woes on Thursday. Paul Blackburn was placed on the 15-day Injured List due to a right shoulder impingement. The team also placed Dedniel Núñez on the 15-day IL with a right elbow sprain. Both pitchers could never quite find their footing so far this 2025 season. Blackburn missed the start of the year after he spent the offseason recovering...
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The Mets are calling up right-handed reliever Rico Garcia, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Garcia, who joins the team ahead of Thursday’s rubber game against the Brewers, last appeared in the major leagues in 2023 for the Nationals. Garcia can be expected to go multiple innings out of the bullpen if needed. He has thrown at least 35 pitches in five of his last six outings, so...
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There’s no easy way to say it: June has not been kind to the Mets. After starting the month 9-2, the team took a sharp 180-degree turn, ending June by being swept by the Pirates in the most lopsided three-game sweep defeat in the team’s 64-year history. So, what exactly went wrong for this team in June? Let’s rip off the bandaid … The Pitching Entering June, Mets starters...
Read MoreWhen the Mets held their famous players-only meeting in 2024 that by many accounts turned their season around, they were 22-33. The team finished that night 16 games out of first place in the division and were twice as far away from the playoffs as they were from being in last place in the league. The Mets may have a much better record than they had then, half a game within first place and in...
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