If there is one trend that has continued from New York Mets spring training, it is the fact that shortstop Ronny Mauricio has a ton of power. On Tuesday night, Mauricio crushed a solo home run to right against Scranton Wilkes-Barre for his fourth home run in Triple-A Syracuse’s tenth game of the year: Ronny Mauricio homer at 113.1 mph. Mauricio has 4 home runs in 35 at-bats in Triple-A....
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Major League Baseball has aspirations to expand to 32 teams, according to Commissioner Rob Manfred. The commissioner has also indicated that any expansion will not take place until the stadium messes in Tampa Bay and Oakland are sorted out. Las Vegas is considered the odds-on favorite to be the new home of the Athletics, unless the city of Oakland agrees to provide the green and gold a new home...
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The Mets took the series from the Padres on Wednesday night at Citi Field, beating the team that ended their push toward the 2022 World Series. The Mets got good performances from David Peterson and Tylor Megill, two starters that were supposed to be the sixth and seventh starters in their rotation. Meanwhile, familiar names struggled in the series, and may see their time come to a close in...
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Mets fan, an all-new episode is here! This week Mike and I recap the first homestand of the season against the Marlins and Padres, Tylor Megill and Kodai Senga continue their strong Aprils, we discuss the Mets slow start offensively, David Robertson and the rest of the bullpen’s solid start to the season. We also talk about where should Francisco Alvarez fit into the Mets everyday plans,...
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When the Mets signed David Robertson to a one-year, $10 million contract in December, he was assumed to be a part of the bridge to Edwin Díaz in the ninth inning. With Díaz now likely out for the entirety of the 2023 season, Robertson is taking on a much larger role and has stepped up in a big way over the season’s first 13 games. Robertson appears to be Buck Showalter’s go-to...
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The official grand opening for the Mets’ newest home featured several dignitaries: the commissioner, Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, as well as ceremonial first pitch participants Mike Piazza and Tom Seaver. Jody Gerut was not a scheduled member of the festivities. The San Diego Padres center fielder led off an otherwise celebratory evening with a home run. Much like the entire 2009...
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