In February, during early camp at Port St. Lucie, Mets top prospect Francisco Álvarez told reporters that his goal for the 2022 season was to make it to the big leagues. Well, he’s done it. Three months before Álvarez proclaimed that goal, he turned 20 years old. Coming into spring camp, the young catcher didn’t have an at-bat above A-Ball in the Mets system. Those two factors...
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The Mets came into the 2022 season with high hopes and have clinched their ticket to playoff baseball. The last stretch of the regular season will see them battle it out until the end against their divisional foe the Atlanta Braves. After such a successful season, it would be almost a let down for the Mets not to win the NL East, something they have not done since 2015. For them to do, they will...
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The upcoming series between the Mets and Braves has been circled on the calendar since the start of the summer when it was clear they were the two best teams in the National League East and these three games would likely be meaningful. The Mets were carried by the offense of Eduardo Escobar and terrific work from their bullpen on Wednesday night to erase a 4-0 deficit to the Marlins to win on a...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The New York Mets arrive in Atlanta for a pivotal three game weekend series against the rival Braves. Fresh off a walk-off win and a five RBI night, courtesy of Eduardo Escobar, the Mets currently sit one game ahead in the NL East standings and will send Jacob deGrom to toe the slab against Max Fried. For more insight, Michael Mayer goes in-depth on possible scenarios...
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Heading into their most important series of the year, the Mets plan to promote top prospect Francisco Álvarez per multiple reports. Álvarez, 20, is currently listed as the No. 1 prospect in baseball according to MLB pipeline. Per Joel Sherman, the plan is for Álvarez to get designated hitter at-bats against lefties. The first pitcher the Mets are scheduled to face on Friday is lefty Max Fried....
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The Athletic conducted their annual poll of anonymous Major League players to ask questions about the postseason teams. The article has the caveat that the poll was conducted until mid-September, and players did abstain from some of the questions posited. When the answers were collected, one thing was readily clear. Major League players fear the Mets pitching come the postseason. Concerning the...
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