In what has been a dark and laborious season on the field for the 2023 New York Mets, Kodai Senga shone bright and illuminated Sunday night’s game against the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves. Right off the bat, the Braves immediately posed a challenge for Senga, who started off rocky. Atlanta would take the lead early with a three-run double by Marcell Ozuna in the opening inning. From then...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that Edwin Díaz has progressed to throwing from the base of the mound as he continues to rehab from a torn patellar tendon. DiComo reports that Díaz could progress to throwing from the pitching rubber as soon as a week from now. Latest Mets News Rafael Ortega and Jeff McNeil both collected three hits, and the Mets scored six times in the...
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The New York Mets (52-65) took on the top team in the league on Sunday Night Baseball at Citi field. The Mets looked to avoid a miserable four-game sweep after getting manhandled in the first three games of the series. Thanks to more stellar pitching from their rookie, and an unlikely star, New York was able to salvage a game, 7-6. The scoring got started right away, as the best first inning...
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Sunday, August 13, 2023 • 7:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, New York RHP Yonny Chirinos (5-4, 4.83) vs. RHP Kodai Senga (8-6, 3.42) ESPN The New York Mets try to salvage a game from a four-game set with the Atlanta Braves tonight on national television. It was a tough day in Queens yesterday, as the Mets lost the first game 21-3 and then lost the nightcap 6-0. In the first game, just about...
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There was a time when the Atlanta Braves didn’t always have the New York Mets’ number when it mattered most. Go back to 1969 and the inaugural NLCS. Atlanta actually came out of the West and were quickly gone in a best-of-five sweep. The first two players on our list of Mets-Braves overlap were part of that, but the ties between New York and Atlanta are few and far between aside from...
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Back on July 3, the New York Mets, who were not yet in the fire sale mindset, made a move to acquire relief pitcher Trevor Gott in exchange for reliever Zach Muckenhirn. In the deal, New York also acquired former Met Chris Flexen, and his $8 million salary, but promptly designated him for assignment. The thought process was simple. Acquire a solid bullpen arm while eating the salary of a player...
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