Good morning, Mets’ fans. Unfortunately, the Mets were unable to complete the doubleheader sweep last night. Instead, they settled with a split and will look for another series win this afternoon with Taijuan Walker on the mound. The best moment of the day came when Starling Marte homered on the first pitch he saw since being removed from the bereavement list. Marte was on the list after...
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Chris Bassitt and the Mets avoided an arbitration hearing by agreeing to a one-year, $8.65 million contract, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports. More importantly, that contract comes with a mutual option for the 2023 season worth $19 million. There is a $150,000 opt-out attached to that option, bringing the total guaranteed money up to $8.8 million. Both Bassitt and the Mets must agree to pick...
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Pete Alonso’s walk-off home run against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday was so nice, we had to watch it again. With Francisco Lindor starting the bottom of the 10th on second base due to the “ghost runner” rule, Alonso turned on Giovanny Gallegos’ second pitch of the day and parked it 447 feet away in left field. The ball traveled 113.7 mph off the bat. It was...
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Updated Post, 5/18/22, 2:38 p.m. Max Scherzer has a “moderate- to high-grade” oblique injury, per the Mets. His recovery time is around six to eight weeks. It’s unclear if that’s the time he has to rest, then he begins throwing, or if it’ll take a total of six-to-eight weeks to recover and ramp back up. That puts him out until around the All-Star break, right around...
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Dominic Smith was the subject of many trade rumors all lockout, then right as the 2022 season was about to begin, he was on the verge of heading to the West Coast in a trade. Smith, who’s been with the Mets since he was drafted in 2013, was the centerpiece of a trade that would send him to the San Diego Padres and Eric Hosmer, Chris Paddack and Emilio Pagan back to the Mets. New York...
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