OTD 1972: Willie Mays Homers in Mets Debut

The pages of Mays’ storybook career were yellowing at the edges. But his star had yet to fade. Now, the Giant icon was returning to the city where it all began. Willie Mays became the game’s best player in San Francisco. Yet he remained a beloved figure in New York — even 15 years after the Giants had moved to the West Coast. Mets owner Joan Payson, once a New York Giants stakeholder when...

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Mets Minors Recap: Brett Baty Homers Again

AAA: Syracuse Mets 3 (13-20) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 0 (11-22) Box Score CF Johneshwy Fargas: 1-for-4, HR (4), K, .225/.309/.408 LF Travis Blankenhorn: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, K, .186/.238/.351 RF Quinn Brodey: 1-for-3, HR (3), 2 K, .185/.243/.385 Syracuse has now won three straight against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre including shutouts in back-to-back games. The Mets scored twice in the first...

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Morning Briefing: James McCann Out Long-Term

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets dropped a close one Friday, as they lost 2-1 to the Mariners. Max Scherzer did his thing, as he threw seven brilliant innings, allowing one run on three hits while striking out six. However, the Mets gave Scherzer the Jacob deGrom treatment, as they managed to only score one run on five hits over the course of the ballgame. This was the first time the Mets have...

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Scherzer Deals But Gets Little Support in 2-1 Loss to Seattle

Friday evening marked the first time the Seattle Mariners (15-18) faced the New York Mets (22-12) at Cit Field. Their last trip to New York to face the Mets was in 2008, the Mets last season at Shea Stadium. The game was a pitchers’ duel for the first seven innings, with each starter – Marco Gonzales and Max Scherzer – giving up only one run. The Mariners got to the Mets’ bullpen in...

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James McCann Placed on 10-Day IL with Fractured Wrist

The Mets announced Friday ahead of their series with the Mariners that catcher James McCann was placed on the 10-day injured list with a fractured hamate bone. The team said he will undergo surgery and his recovery time is six weeks, which will likely put him out until around the All-Star break. Patrick Mazeika was called up from Triple-A in his place. McCann had sat out Wednesday’s and...

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MMO Game Thread: Mariners vs Mets, 7:10 PM

Friday, May 13, 2022 • 7:10 P.M.Citi Field • Flushing, NYLHP Marco Gonzales (1-4, 3.91) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (4-1, 2.92)SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 The Mets welcome the Mariners to Citi Field tonight as the two clubs kick off a weekend series! Through a series of trades and signings, there are quite a few players, who used to play for the Mets or were in the Mets farm system, making a...

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