Obscured by the the ongoing circus that is Pete Alonso’s return to Flushing, Nate Lavender put together another flawless appearance striking four of the five batters he faced. While there are many things the front office got wrong this season, one they nailed was the bullpen. Even after trading everyone not named Devin Williams at the deadline, the Mets have continued to get quality from a...
It was mostly a weekend to forget for the New York Mets in the Bronx. The Mets and the Yankees met for the second Subway Series of the year, with the series opener taking place on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. The pregame ceremony made for an emotional event, with both the Mets and the Yankees doing New York proud. On the field, the Mets lost two out of three to drop this series. However, the...
Jeff Passan of ESPN did a great breakdown of the upcoming free agent class, including international players who could end up being available this offseason. Which of those NPB free agents could be a fit for the Mets? Teruaki Sato, 1B/3B Teruaki Sato is the most well-known hitter out of the NPB expected to be available this offseason. He currently is listed as a third baseman, but in the majors...
The New York Mets were swinging a hot bat throughout their series win against the Miami Marlins. On the way to sweeping the Marlins on the road, the Mets scored a combined 31 runs. However, on the flip side, they also gave up a combined 23 runs in a series heavy on offense. The offense saved the day on Wednesday when bad pitching led to a huge blown lead, and nearly another late in the game. As...
Billy Amick hits bombs. You’ve surely seen them all over social media. Every single time he hits one, it’s there. Acquired at the trade deadline for A.J. Minter, Amick’s had a loud start to his Mets career. He hit seven homers in 12 games for Double-A Binghamton before his promotion, and has hit five homers in 12 games for Triple-A Syracuse since. But Amick also strikes out a...
All hail Bo Bichette of the New York Mets. The third baseman conjured some late heroics on Sunday to guide the Mets to a win over the Giants in the series finale. Bichette’s clutch hit also sealed the series win. The three-game set against San Francisco featured many positives and some negatives for the Mets, who are now 65-78 on the year. With that, let’s recap everything from the...
The New York Mets snapped out of their funk by beating the Tampa Bay Rays. Having previously lost four of five and seven of their last 11 going into the Rays series, the Mets were looking to stop the skid. They did exactly that by winning two out of three. Without further ado, let’s recap everything from the three games in the latest edition of 3 Up, 3 Down… 3 UP DREAM NIGHT Nick...
Since mid-July Mets pitching prospect Jonah Tong has put up impressive results, and in his most recent start carried a no hitter into the seventh inning. As that was part of a Triple-A double header, those seven scoreless innings Tong pitched amounted to the entire game. Across eight starts beginning July 18, Tong has a 2.20 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with a 26% strikeout rate and 11.8% walk rate across...
The New York Mets continue to struggle after dropping a series to the Astros. The Mets lost two out of three to Houston for their third straight series loss. As a result, they have now lost four of five and seven of their last 11. Still, it is hardly about wins and losses at this point. There were some positives to take from the three games against Houston. On that note, let’s recap...
Former top-100 prospect Ryan Clifford, who the New York Mets acquired from the Houston Astros as part of the Justin Verlander trade in 2023 was placed on the development list on August 19. It is easy to sound the alarms, but this is not necessarily a full reason to panic. Obviously, if everything was going well Clifford would not have been put on this list. On the season Clifford is slashing...
The New York Mets were undone by a lack of offense in their series against the Brewers. Over the course of the three-game set, the Mets scored just five runs. In all, they were outscored 19-5 by Milwaukee. Furthermore, there was also some bad pitching with the Brewers mainly beating up on their hosts. Wins and losses don’t matter, of course, but we are starting to see the Mets come back to...
On Tuesday, Zac Thornton twirled another quality start en route to a thrilling 3-2 Mets win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Thornton has been one of the bright spots in an otherwise hugely disappointing 2026 for the orange and blue. Through 10 MLB starts, Thornton has pitched 56 1/3 innings with a 2.88 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. Thornton is yet another success story for the pitcher development side,...
