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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Updated Post, 5/18/22, 11:11 p.m. Max Scherzer left Wednesday’s game with “left side discomfort.” That’s typically code word for an oblique injury. After the game, Scherzer said he said he didn’t think it was a “major strain.” He’ll get imaging done Thursday. Original Post, 5/18/22, 9:40 p.m. Max Scherzer left Wednesday night’s game against...
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Updated Post, 5/18/22. 11:15 a.m. After Tuesday night’s game, Brandon Nimmo showed little concern about his leg injury. He was diagnosed with a quad contusion after X-rays came back negative and is considered day-to-day. He hopes to play in Wednesday’s game. Original Post, 5/17/22, 9:36 p.m. Brandon Nimmo left Game 2 of Tuesday’s doubleheader with the Cardinals with an apparent...
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