Entering the offseason, one of the most discussed topics for the Mets will be what they decide to do with star first baseman Pete Alonso. As Mets fans are well aware, Alonso has one more year remaining before entering free agency in the winter of 2024. The Mets will have to decide whether they intend to trade Alonso now to get as big of a return as possible, extend him to ensure he remains in...
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Growing up in the Bronx in the 1940s and ’50s, Ed Kranepool spent much of his time playing stickball in local parks. In fact, stickball brought refuge to a young Kranepool. As his stickball reputation grew, local gangs treated Kranepool well and insisted he not hang around with them after dark as they didn’t want him to get into trouble and not be able to play on their teams. Growing...
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The Mets have had a lot of what-ifs in 2023. For the most part, all of them have surrounded player injuries at the start of the season. Edwin Díaz, Justin Verlander, and José Quintana, all three big off-season investments, started the season on the injured list. Those injuries partially resulted in a mediocre start and eventually spiraled into some of the worst Mets baseball this organization...
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Kevin Parada made his Double-A debut and batted third for Binghamton. Blade Tidwell tossed another scoreless outing. Ronny Mauricio continued his torrid stretch at the plate, swatting his 23rd homer of the year, and Carlos Cortes slugged two home runs. TRIPLE-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs (66-59) 9, Syracuse Mets (52-72) 8 BOX SCORE 2B Ronny Mauricio 3-for-5, 2 R, HR(23), 2 RBI(71), .860 OPS DH...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that according to sources, the Los Angeles Angels placed starting pitcher Lucas Giolito, relief pitchers Matt Moore and Reynaldo Lopez, and outfielders Hunter Renfroe and Randal Grichuk on waivers. All five players would be eligible to be claimed by teams for free on Thursday. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic noted other players currently on...
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The Mets looked for redemption on Tuesday against the Rangers after surrendering their lead late in the opening game of the series. José Quintana took the mound for the Mets and quickly got to work against one of the best offenses in the major leagues. He struck out two in the first inning, working around a two-out double from Nathaniel Lowe. From there, it was light work for the former...
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