On Friday afternoon, the New York Mets (6-6) faced the St. Louis Cardinals (7-5) at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. The game was supposed to be Jacob deGrom’s final spring training tune up as he prepared to start opening day on April 7th. Unfortunately, deGrom experienced right shoulder stiffness on Thursday, and was scratched from his spring training start. He underwent an MRI...
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Two former fan favorites, Bartolo Colón and Yoenis Céspedes, are coming back to Citi Field on August 27 to be a part of the Mets Old Timers’ Day per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Colón and Céspedes join a group of close to 60 players that are expected to participate in the event. We also know that Billy Wagner, Cliff Floyd, Daniel Murphy, Bobby Ojeda, Robin Ventura, Turk Wendell, Endy Chávez,...
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Just when you thought the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster couldn’t get any more intimidating, they go and do this. Less than a week before Opening Day on April 7th, L.A. has reportedly acquired closer Craig Kimbrel from the Chicago White Sox. The Dodgers sent outfielder AJ Pollock to the Southside in return according to multiple reports, including Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. This comes...
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Mets fans got news last night we didn’t want to hear: a Jacob deGrom injury. He experienced right shoulder tightness, announced fairly late Friday night, and is not expected to make his scheduled start. As you can imagine, the bulk of us handled this news well, without reading too much into it and not freaking out. The Mets also lost their game to the Nationals last night 7-3. But, it’s still...
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Taijuan Walker took a huge step in the right direction with his performance against the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. The pitcher, who had a later start to spring training through injury, has a chance to be in the opening week rotation. Dee Strange-Gordon opened the game with a leadoff single to right field. After successfully stealing second base, the former Seattle Mariner got picked...
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Opening Day is right around the corner and on Thursday afternoon the New York Mets hosted the ‘New in 2022′ media event at Citi Field. I was lucky enough to be in attendance for MMO as the organization provided an exclusive look inside some of the new elements, promotions, events, and of course, the additions to the food menus at the stadium for the 2022 season. 60th Anniversary of the...
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