The Mets have been ravaged by pitching injuries to start the 2023 season, most notably in the starting rotation. With Justin Verlander and Jose Quintana both on the injured list, the Mets have turned in part to one of their unsung heroes from the 2022 season: David Peterson. After a strong spring training, Peterson has allowed six earned runs through his first two starts, and has struggled to...
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The Mets got revenge on Monday night, defeating the Padres 5-0 in their first meeting since the Friars knocked them out of the 2022 playoffs. Max Scherzer gutted through five innings, striking out six batters while holding the star-studded lineup to zero runs. Scherzer was removed after the fifth inning due to his high pitch count, and Buck Showalter turned to John Curtiss with a two-run lead to...
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The last time Max Scherzer faced the San Diego Padres—in the 2022 NL Wild Card Round—he had one of the worst starts of his career. In the two games that followed—his first two this season—Scherzer fell apart in the sixth inning, allowing a total of six runs over those two frames. Monday, though, the veteran and leader of the Mets’ rotation seemed to get back on track. Though not perfect,...
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Welcome to the first Mets Minors Weekly Report of the 2023 season! The Syracuse Mets are on a roll to start the year, while the rest of the teams in the Mets’ system are off and running to varying degrees of success. Triple-A Syracuse The Syracuse Mets proved through the first week of the season why they are considered one of the most talented minor league teams this year. They alternated wins...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Carlos Correa sat out a second straight game on Monday due to back tightness. Correa was initially listed in the starting lineup for the Twins’ Monday afternoon matchup with the White Sox but was scratched an hour before the first pitch. Manager Rocco Baldelli said he expected this issue to only cost the shortstop one or two days. Latest Mets News Max Scherzer...
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The Mets (6-5) shut out the Padres (6-5) with a 5-0 win in the first of a three-game series in Queens on Monday evening. The triumph was backed by a strong outing from the Mets pitching staff, who despite issuing six walks, combined to allow just two hits and struck out fourteen. The offense notched seven hits, including a double each from Jeff McNeil, Mark Canha, and Francisco Lindor, and went...
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