The past week in the Mets minor leagues was a disappointing one for everyone except the Syracuse Mets. Syracuse was the only affiliate to win their series, and it was in large part because of Trayce Thompson hitting a flurry of home runs (six to be exact). Although the other affiliates lost their series, there were plenty of promising pitching performances in the lower minors, and Kade Morris...
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Sunday was a bit of a microcosm of how the Mets’ minor league affiliates’ seasons have gone. The three highest levels (Triple-A, Double-A, High-A) won, and each of these affiliates now holds a record above .500. However, St. Lucie (Low-A) lost and fell to 13-26 on the year. There were many phenomenal individual performances on Sunday, highlighted by home runs from Kevin...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Per Tisha Thompson of ESPN, former Angels infielder David Fletcher bet on sports with the same bookmaker that Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, used. Fletcher, who is currently in the Braves organization, was a teammate of Ohtani’s for several years, and per Thompson, was one of Ohtani’s best friends in the game. It’s a pretty...
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This past week in the Mets minor leagues featured some highs and some lows. The Syracuse Mets and Binghamton Rumble Ponies had fantastic weeks, as did the FCL Mets. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Cyclones had a pretty forgetful week while the St. Lucie Mets’ week was a straight dumpster fire. Among all of these team performances, there were some individual performances that were great and some...
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The Mets (19-21) are nearly a quarter of the way through the 2024 season, and just now are they facing the division rival Phillies (29-13) for the first time. Entering Monday’s action, the Mets have been subpar to average, whereas the Phillies have had the best record and the second-best run differential in baseball. The first meeting between these two teams this year was a wild affair,...
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