First, a confession. Prior to last Friday night, I had never watched a full inning of a World Baseball Classic game. After going to two games over the weekend, I am looking forward to my next one. Pre-Game The experience, however, started off poorly. There is a list of 17 instruments that are allowed at the WBC and it includes bongos, tambourines, trumpets and trombones. There is also a list of...
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The New York Mets pummeled the Miami Marlins Monday night, 9-0. While the pitching limited Miami to five hits, it was the offense led by two potential Opening Day rosterees who stole the show. Former top prospect Ronny Mauricio collected two hits during the exhibition and added his third walk of the spring. Mauricio, who’s fighting for playing time, exhibited a more patient approach at the plate...
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Every year, multiple outlets release both Top 100 lists and top prospects lists broken out by team. This leads to some disagreements between outlets on how players should be valued. Here are the most divisive current Mets prospects. A.J. Ewing The general consensus is that A.J. Ewing is one of the best prospects in the Mets system. But that is the only thing some evaluators agree with. ESPN and...
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Good morning, Mets fans! MMO’s Brandyn Pokrass continued his excellent spring training coverage with notes from David Stearns’ and David Wright’s media availability. In the press conference, Wright spoke about how he is enjoying the enthusiasm the team is showing right now. He was also excited to hear from Bo Bichette and his request to speak with Wright during spring...
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Tyrone Taylor brought in the first run of the game on a 107.8 miles per hour double off the glove of Marlins third baseman Connor Norby. Clifford had the big hit in the bottom of the first with a loud two-run double, hit 372 feet to left center. Christian Arroyo capped the first inning with an RBI single, the Mets’ fourth run of the inning. Starter Zach Thornton pitched three innings,...
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Monday, March 9, 2026 • 6:10 PM Clover Park • Port St. Lucie, FL RHP Tyler Phillips (1-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Zach Thornton (0-0, -.–) SNY • MLBN The Mets play their first night game at home tonight in St. Lucie! The Mets (and their opponents) have radically increased the number of night games played in spring training over the last two years. What used to be a rare phenomenon will happen a...
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