Growing up, Jett Williams heard the detractors who questioned his abilities on the baseball field due to his height. Instead of letting that define him, Williams, who’s listed at five-foot-eight, used that as motivation to prove them wrong. Selected by the New York Mets in the first round of the 2022 Draft (14th overall) out of Rockwall-Heath High School in Heath, Texas, Williams has gotten off...
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The New York Mets (50-58) went into Kansas City (35-75) this week with a new-look roster after selling their two aces at the trade deadline. At the end of the series, the Mets were knocked on their backs and were swept by the team with the second-worst record in all of baseball, the Kansas City Royals. Carlos Carrasco (3-6, 6.60 ERA) did not record a single strikeout and the offense struggled...
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Thursday, August 3, 2023 • 2:10 PM Kauffman Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri RHP Carlos Carrasco (3-5, 6.40) vs. RHP Brady Singer (6-8, 5.46) SNY The Mets look to salvage the series against the Royals this afternoon and avoid the sweep on getaway day. The Mets offense couldn’t score any runs last night despite Jeff McNeil’s big 3-for-5 day at the plate. It was also the second game in a row that...
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Triple-A Worcester Red Sox (55-48) 7, Syracuse Mets (43-59) 6 BOX SCORE C Nick Meyer: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR (5), 4 RBIs (22) (.670 OPS) 3B Luke Ritter: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI (24), BB, K (.802 OPS) 2B Wyatt Young: 2-for-4, RBI (1), BB (1.100 OPS) CF Brandon McIlwain: 1-for-4, R, BB (.650 OPS) LF Ronny Mauricio: 0-for-5, 2 K (.827 OPS) After a walk-off hit on Tuesday, Ritter kept the success going on...
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Regardless of your feelings about how the Mets handled the 2023 trade deadline, one thing that’s pretty clear is they significantly improved their farm system as they took advantage of a sellers market. MLB Pipeline ranked the Top 40 prospects that were dealt at the deadline, with the Mets having the top two and many more. The Mets had seven of the prospects they traded for this week show...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Mets owner Steve Cohen flew to Kansas City on Wednesday to address both the team and the media following the mets flurry of moves at Tuesday’s trade deadline. Among many other topics that were addressed, Cohen echoed general manager Billy Eppler’s sentiment from the day prior that although the Mets will not have previous years’ expectations, the Mets...
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