The Mets wrapped up their regular season on Wednesday when they took on the Nationals at Citi Field. With the Mets already lined up for a matchup with the Padres in the Wild Card round, the Mets sat most of their regulars for game 162. The Mets’ regulars who did play, Francisco Lindor, Mark Canha, and James McCann, all had big days at the plate knocking Nationals starter Erick Fedde out of...
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For just the second time in franchise history, the National League batting champion will be a New York Met. Jeff McNeil finished 2022 with a .326 average, narrowly topping Freddie Freeman to finish the 2022 season with the best batting average in MLB. McNeil struggled in 2021, hitting just .251 over 140 games after hitting .319 in his first three years in the majors. This season, he returned to...
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 • 4:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Erick Fedde (6-12, 5.27) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (2-5, 3.23) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 The Mets did everything they needed to do on Tuesday but the Braves were able to squeak by the Marlins 2-1. The Braves win locked in their 5th consecutive NL East Division title. The key thing for the Mets on Wednesday was building...
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Major League Baseball announced the full schedule for the 2022 Wild Card Series that begins on Friday. The Mets start their series against the Padres on Friday and here are the start times for the best-of-three matchup: Friday: 8:07 p.m. ET Saturday: 7:37 p.m. ET Sunday: 7:37 p.m. ET (game would move to 4 p.m. start time if Rays/Guardians series is over) All three of the Mets games vs the Padres...
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the 10 finalists for the 2023 Ford C. Frick Award with Mets’ broadcaster Gary Cohen being one of them. The other finalists are Dave Campbell, Joe Castiglione, Jacques Doucet, Tom Hamilton, Jerry Howarth, Pat Hughes, Ernie Johnson Sr., Duane Kuiper, and Steve Stone. The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually to a broadcaster for major...
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Early in the season, it seemed that Jeff McNeil had fallen out of the race for the National League batting title. McNeil had a batting average of .208 in July and saw his season average fall from .319 to .294. The Mets second baseman/outfielder persevered the rest of the season and batted .370 from August 1 to October 2 to raise his batting average to an MLB-leading .326. With a slim margin over...
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