Carlos Beltrán is the best center fielder in Mets history. He ranks fourth in OPS, sixth in home runs, and sixth in runs batted in among all Mets hitters. For a time he held the single-season record for homers. He has the third-highest bWAR among position players. That, plus he had three Gold Gloves. The finest example of his stellar defense came at Minute Maid Park, when he prolonged a marathon...
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3 UP Scherzer’s Back As the Atlanta Braves were surging, the talk among New York Mets fans is just wait until Max Scherzer comes back. Well, Scherzer was back, and once again, we saw an ace and future Hall of Famer in action. Despite not having made a start in the majors since May 18, Scherzer pitched as if he had no injury or time away. Over six innings, he completely and utterly...
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Just when it looked like the Mets were in danger of losing two of three to the Cincinnati Reds, the team found a way to manufacture the runs they so desperately needed. For an offense that has struggled over the last few weeks, a comeback win like that could not have come at a better time. The Mets trailed the Reds 3-2 heading into the top of the ninth. With one out in the inning, the Mets began...
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The Syracuse Mets played a doubleheader in Buffalo and during the first game of it, the Mets would mash seven total home runs which also included back-to-back-to-back home runs in the second inning. Mark Vientos had four hits including his 15th home run of the season. Meanwhile in Brooklyn, newly promoted Alex Ramirez would record his first High-A double and Javier Atencio would fire off 11...
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“Very important win,” Brandon Nimmo said after the New York Mets’ 8-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. “Even though it’s against Cincinnati, they made us fight and scratch and claw for everything we got this whole series. They might not have a great record, but they didn’t play like it when they were playing us, so very important for us to get...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Last night, the Mets came back in extra innings and scored five runs in the tenth inning to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 and take the series victory. Pete Alonso had four hits and Brandon Nimmo added three hits (including a three-run homer in the 10th inning) to power the Mets offense. Dan Quiñones has a more complete recap of last night’s game. The Mets will...
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