Clay Holmes is adding on to his impressive beginning to spring. Sunday afternoon, the newest Met and reliever-turned-starter continued his progression, throwing 67 pitches in three 2/3 innings. He extended his scoreless streak and allowed just one hit on eight strikeouts against the helpless Nationals. Holmes’s outing was typical, with him using his sinker 45% of the time. He kept his...
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The Mets set a new MLB record in 2024 with a $333.3 million regular payroll. That number, which is according to the league and was obtained by The Associated Press, marks the third staight year the team led the bigs in player spending. New York in fact totaled $430.4 million last year when you include the $97.1 million spent as part of the luxury tax. The Mets luxury tax payment of $97 million...
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The Mets made their first cuts of spring training on Tuesday, sending 13 of their players to minor league camp. The list includes Jett Williams, Blade Tidwell, Ryan Clifford, Drew Gilbert and Brandon Sproat among others. In addition to re-assigning players, the Mets also placed Sean Reid-Foley on waivers. If he clears waivers, the Mets can assign him to minor-league camp. Nobody on the list came...
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Paul Blackburn breezed through his first inning of spring training against the Marlins on Wednesday, recording three outs in seven pitches. Four days later, against a much more daunting Red Sox lineup, it was a different story. Blackburn gave up four runs, including a ground-rule double with the bases loaded to Masataka Yoshida in his first frame. Blackburn struggled to the point where, after 23...
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The Mets’ second game of spring training didn’t have the glitz and glamour of the first day, nor did it have a viral Juan Soto home run. Instead, the split-squad game against Miami might have played a pivotal role in confirming the team’s Opening Day roster. Brett Baty was the player of the day for the Amazins, getting two hits, including a fourth-inning double off of Jesús...
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