It was yet another nasty outing from the Mets bullpen on Sunday, who surrendered five runs in the seventh to give Washington a 6-1 lead they wouldn’t relinquish en route to victory. Headlining the disaster was right-hander Anthony Swarzak and left-hander Jerry Blevins. Swarzak came on to start the frame and walked the first two batters to greet him. He was then removed for Tim Peterson,...
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Here’s the ultimatum Jacob deGrom’s agent gave the Mets: Extend the ace or trade him. On a day where he was snubbed from an All-Star start in favor of hometown hero Max Scherzer, Brodie Van Waganen, deGrom’s agent dropped a bomb that will likely put pressure on the Mets to make a choice. “We have discussed Jacob’s future with the Mets at length,” Van Waganen said according to Ken Rosenthal....
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In his first game action in over a month, Mets’ outfielder Yoenis Cespedes played five innings in left field and hit two home runs in seven at-bats. If everything goes well, Cespedes could return for the subway series starting Friday night in the Bronx. The 32-year-old hasn’t played in a major league game since May, and was shutdown last month after hitting a snag in his rehab. In just 37 games...
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The first half of the season for the Mets is miraculously over, as they stumbled to a 39-55 overall record with a 6-1 loss to Washington Sunday afternoon. Their 39 wins and .415 winning percentage is good for worst in the majors, behind the 41-57 Miami Marlins, who made no effort to even compete this year. New York’s first leg of the 2018 campaign was marred by injuries, under performance...
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Mets’ first base prospect Peter Alonso launched a home run into the stratosphere in Sunday’s MLB Futures Game. In fact he had a 113 mph exit velocity and 46 degree launch angle on his 415 foot bomb, numbers Statcast has never even seen since the tracking technology began in 2015. “Oh my God, that felt, it felt like lightning bolt hit the tip of my bat,” Alonso said. “That was...
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