Lindor Played With Appendix Pain Throughout 2022

As good as Francisco Lindor was for the New York Mets in 2022, he was also playing hurt. Like really hurt. In an interview with Mike Puma of The New York Post on Friday, Lindor revealed that he suffered with lower abdominal discomfort since August 2021. After the pain really flared up in the wake of the NL wild-card series to the San Diego Padres last year, the star shortstop underwent surgery....

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Grading NL East Offseasons

The National League East saw a number of key additions and departures this offseason, potentially changing the power dynamics of the division. Today, we are going to take a look at how each team fared this offseason and grade their performances. New York Mets – A The Mets entered the offseason in a difficult situation, as a number of top contributors from their 101 win roster in 2022 were...

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Morning Briefing: Kershaw Not Participating in World Baseball Classic

Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Clayton Kershaw announced that he will not be participating in the World Baseball Classic after he had originally planned to. Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reported that Kershaw had to withdraw due to a problem with insurance coverage and that his back injury history was a significant factor. Kershaw called this development “super...

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Machado Plans To Opt Out After 2023

Pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training and there’s already some juicy storylines to emerge just a week in. Star third baseman Manny Machado has said he plans to opt out of his contract with the San Diego Padres after the 2023 season. Speaking at the Padres’ spring training facility in Peoria, Arizona on Friday, Machado opened up to reporters about his plans for the...

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MMO Weekly Episode 34: Pitchers And Catchers Officially Report

Mets fans, an all-new episode is here! This week Mike and I are joined by friend of the show Jacob Resnick to preview the World Baseball Classic, Justin Verlander and Kodai Senga’s first day at Mets camp, Jacob tells us his prospects to keep an eye on this spring, Carlos Beltran is joining the front office, and much more! Was it surprising to hear Justin Verlander speak about how being the...

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Mets 2023 Non-Roster Invitee Profile: Eric Orze, RHP

For a second straight season Eric Orze gets an invite to major league camp for the Mets. Orze was one of the six players the Mets drafted back in 2020. They traded away their first pick, Pete Crow-Armstrong for Javier Baez. They traded J.T. Ginn for Chris Bassitt. They traded away Isaiah Green in the package for Francisco Lindor. Matthew Dyer was traded for Rich Hill. Anthony Walters was...

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