According to Marly Rivera of ESPN, all Mets and Pirates players and coaches will wear No. 21 on Sept. 15 to commemorate Roberto Clemente Day. Last season, players of Puerto Rican descent across the league were granted permission to wear Clemente’s No. 21 on Roberto Clemente Day. Additionally, all nominees for the 2021 Roberto Clemente Award, six active winners of the award, and the entire...
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3 UP Great Starting Pitching While we justifiably focus on the trades Billy Eppler did not make, the game changing trade he did make was getting Chris Bassitt before the season started. Bassitt has been THE stabilizing force in this rotation. The Mets hit the low point in their season losing their NL East lead before Bassitt took the mound. Bassitt responded with another great performance...
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New York Mets entered Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates in need of some superb performances by key players, and that is exactly what they received from Chris Bassitt and Jacob deGrom. The Mets have had a rough few days. The team’s loss to the Pirates on Tuesday allowed the Atlanta Braves to tie them for first place in the National League East for the first time...
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A day after being humiliated by the bottom dwelling Bucs, The Mets took two in the Keystone State to regain their slim lead over the Braves in the NL East. Coming off a three-game skid, Ohio born Chris Bassitt stopped the bleeding in Game 1 with a masterful seven innings of one run ball along with 10 strikeouts and a walk. Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso, skipper Buck Showalter’s line-up...
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The Brooklyn Cyclones entered the final week of the SAL season in first place and are showing no signs of giving up the top spot in their division. Led by back-to-back home runs from JT Schwartz and Jose Peroza, the Cyclones beat Winston-Salem 5-2. Meanwhile, the Syracuse Mets exploded for an eight-run third inning, and Tylor Megill would pitch an inning of scoreless relief in the first Triple-A...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets came into yesterday’s doubleheader tied with the Braves in the NL East standings, and they looked hungry to edge back in front. In the first game, Chris Bassitt pitched seven innings and allowed only one earned run while Tyler Naquin had 3 RBIs to lead the Mets to a 5-1 victory. In the second game, Jacob deGrom finally got a ton of run support with the...
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