Author: Rob Piersall

Mets’ First Round Pick Brett Baty Promoted to Kingsport

The New York Mets have promoted their 2019 first round pick Brett Baty to rookie-level Kingsport, the team confirmed. Kenneth Lavin was the first to tweet that the team had made the move. Baty, 19, hit .350/.480/.650 with one home run, eight RBI and five walks over five games with the GCL Mets. That was topped off with a grand slam in his final game. The third baseman was selected by the Mets...

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Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil and Jacob deGrom Selected to All-Star Game

First baseman Pete Alonso,infielder/outfielder Jeff McNeil, and starting pitcher Jacob deGrom will be the New York Mets’ 2019 All-Stars, the team announced on Twitter. Alonso, 24, is the first rookie position player in franchise history to make the All-Star team. The only other rookies to do so as a Met are Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Dwight Gooden. The Florida native has had a splendid...

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Mets Activate Noah Syndergaard From IL, DFA Carlos Gomez

On Sunday, the Mets announced that they have activated pitcher Noah Syndergaard from the injured list and designated outfielder Carlos Gomez for assignment. Syndergaard, 27 next month, will be on the hill for New York’s series finale against the Atlanta Braves Sunday night. The right-hander had been sidelined with a low-grade hamstring strain that he sustained on June 15 against the St....

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Four Mets Players Who Could Be Dealt At Trade Deadline

As of Sunday, June 30, the Mets are back 13 games from first place in the National League East. Barring a miracle, it will be the team’s third consecutive season missing the playoffs and being sellers at the trade deadline. The Mets has several players that will be appealing to team’s attempting to make a playoff run or team’s that are looking to shore up their roster for the...

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Manager Watch: Mickey Callaway Comes Out To Chorus Of Boos

The Mets have now lost seven games in a row. Of those, the team has blown a late lead five times. As of Sunday, the club is 37-47 and 13 games out of first place in the National League East. Despite the tribute to the 1969 Miracle Mets this weekend, frustrations boiled over on Saturday at Citi Field. Right-handed reliever Seth Lugo allowed back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning that gave...

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