Two days after the offense exploded for ten runs, the bats were largely silent, save for a Home Run from Ronny Mauricio. In this two-rain delayed game, the team’s defensive struggles were the main story of the game. An error by Ji Hwan Bae prevented the first out of the game and the inning snowballed from there leading to five runs, two of which were earned. A later throwing error by Bae...
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One more sleep before the 2026 New York Mets take the field for the first time at Citi Field. Before that, the Mets announced their Opening Day roster, and multiple folks talked to the media with the key notes down below. David Stearns President of baseball operations David Stearns spoke about the construction of the 2026 Mets roster, describing it as a balanced roster. He spoke on the depth and...
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Pretty much every pitcher tries something new in spring training. For many, it is new pitches and new pitch shapes. You can view MMO’s breakdown of some of the Mets pitchers trying out new pitches here. Pitchers also try to do things like attack the zone more, generate more ground balls, get more extensions, etc. Here are some potential trend lines to watch for the 2026 season. Freddy...
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Every spring training, players try new things like swing changes, trying to pull the ball more, improving bat speed and power output, and working on breaking balls, etc. Now that every ballpark has Statcast data, we can take a deeper look at each player and focus on one data point to see whether it’s a trend line for the season or just an aberration from a small sample size in spring...
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Assuming he is starting in right field opening day, Carson Benge will be the first Mets player since Pete Alonso in 2019 to make his major league debut in Opening Day starting lineup. He will be only the eighth Mets position player ever to achieve this honor (Pete Alonso was the seventh per his bio on MLB.com), and Mets fans should be excited for what Benge could bring to this 2026 Mets team....
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