The Mets announced Tuesday that they have recalled right-handed pitcher Corey Oswalt from Triple-A Las Vegas. In a corresponding move, the team has sent down left-hander P.J. Conlon. Oswalt, 24, got a cup of coffee with the Mets last month, getting into one game and tossing 4.2 innings and yielding two runs. Conlon, 24, started Monday night’s game for the Mets and tossed 3.2 innings,...
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To say Jose Reyes is a shell of the player he once was would be an understatement. The Mets re-upped on the infielder for the 2018 season, signing him to a one-year, $2 million contract. New York thought he had turned a corner after a strong second-half in 2017 as well as having a positive relationship with young buck Amed Rosario. However, Reyes has been downright awful. He is just 5-for-36 on...
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The Mets came into Cincinnati Monday night having lost their previous six games and falling out of first place in the National League East. They sent P.J. Conlon to the mound in his Major League debut to get the team on the right track. New York needed a win big time, and if they were going to do it, it was going to be against a Reds team that had just eight wins entering the night. While Conlon...
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P.J. Conlon might not throw a devastating 100 mph fastball, but he sure has a lot of energy on the hill. This was apparent Monday night, when the Ireland-born pitcher made his Major League debut and helped get the Mets back in the right direction. “It’s something you dream about,” Conlon said. “The most nervous I got was when I was just sitting around here waiting, sitting in the clubhouse...
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It wasn’t a pretty one for Zack Wheeler on Friday, as the right-hander surrendered five runs in the first inning to put the Mets in a hole they couldn’t pull themselves out of. Wheeler actually pitched into the seventh inning, but scattered three more runs to raise his ERA to an ugly 5.79 on the season. He looked better as the game progressed, but was not the antidote the Mets needed...
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