July 1 has infamously become known as Bobby Bonilla Day, a narrative which has been popularized around baseball over the years. Mets owner Steve Cohen even tweeted his happy Bobby Bonilla Day wishes this morning. Bonilla gets paid his 12th installment of $1,193,248.20 today, with 13 years of deferments remaining. The Mets have paid him a total of $14,318,878.40, with $15,512,221.60 left, as...
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Pete Alonso was named an All-Star first baseman finalist Thursday, along with Paul Goldschmidt. While Alonso is unlikely to surpass Goldschmidt and the tremendous year the Cardinals’ veteran is having, it’s still another impressive accomplishment in Alonso’s young but successful career thus far. The 27-year-old leads the Mets with a 154 wRC+ this year, which also ranks 15th in...
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What June swoon? The Mets had their fair share of ups and downs during the month but survived. They played well during the big west coast road trip going 5-5 against the Dodgers, Padres, and Angels. They took care of business against the Marlins both at home and at LoanDepot Park, and despite losing Tylor Megill early on in the series finale took two out of three from Christian Yelich and the...
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Mark Vientos continues to lay waste to Triple-A pitching, crushing his 13th home run of the season in the Syracuse Mets’ victory. Ronny Mauricio hit his 14th home run and drove in three for Binghamton, Nick Zwack pushed his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 18 for Brooklyn, and Stanley Consuegra drove in five runs in a prolific performance for St. Lucie. Triple-A: Lehigh Valley...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that Mets GM Billy Eppler has checked in on Baltimore Orioles first baseman and designated hitter Trey Mancini. For more on this story, check out our report on the possible trade to upgrade the designated hitter spot. Now onto the morning briefing! Latest Mets News Mets first baseman Pete Alonso and outfielder Starling Marte made...
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Over the past few weeks, it’s become more and more clear that next to pitching one of the biggest needs for the New York Mets ahead of the trading deadline is going to be an upgrade at designated hitter. The duo of Dominic Smith and J.D. Davis has a combined .621 OPS and just one home run to this point in the season. The two of them just are not getting it done. General Manager Billy Eppler and...
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