Author: Nick Rucco

Mets Target Two College Bats in Athletic Mock 3.0

Draft week is upon us, and with that comes plenty of speculation about how the New York Mets will play their cards with the 11th and 14th overall picks. The Athletic’s Keith Law put out his MLB Mock Draft 3.0 on Monday, and he has the Mets selecting two college bats in Texas Tech’s Jace Jung and Arizona’s Daniel Susac. Jace Jung, 2B/3B, Texas Tech Law believes that the Mets will have a standard...

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Mets Bats Stymied in 5-2 Loss to Marlins

It was not a great day at the office for the New York Mets (52-32), who lost by a score of 5-2 against the Miami Marlins (40-42) on Friday night. Chris Bassitt performed valiantly in his return from the COVID-19 IL, but the offense left plenty of runners on the basepaths and mustered only two runs. Making his first start since June 25, Bassitt ran into trouble in the second inning. He allowed an...

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Mets Minors Recap: Vientos, Álvarez Help Syracuse Win

The electric tandem of Mark Vientos and Francisco Álvarez made all the difference for the Syracuse Mets in their 3-2 victory on Thursday night. Elsewhere, Alex Ramirez had a clutch go-ahead hit in just his third game for Brooklyn, while Omar De Los Santos stole a win for St. Lucie with his legs. AAA: Syracuse Mets (35-46) 3, Buffalo Bisons (42-39) 2 Box Score 1B Mark Vientos: 1-for-4, RBI, R,...

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Mets Hurt By Long Ball in 7-3 Loss to Rangers

Home runs were flying out of Citi Field on Saturday afternoon, but the New York Mets (48-30) couldn’t make theirs count in a 7-3 defeat to the Texas Rangers (37-39). Mets starter Trevor Williams allowed a lot of hard contact in a lackluster performance, and big days from Starling Marte, Eduardo Escobar, and Francisco Lindor were not enough to make up the deficit. Buck Showalter will have...

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Mets Minors Recap: Vientos and Mauricio Homer

Mark Vientos continues to lay waste to Triple-A pitching, crushing his 13th home run of the season in the Syracuse Mets’ victory. Ronny Mauricio hit his 14th home run and drove in three for Binghamton, Nick Zwack pushed his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 18 for Brooklyn, and Stanley Consuegra drove in five runs in a prolific performance for St. Lucie. Triple-A: Lehigh Valley...

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