Carlos Carrasco endured a tough day on the mound on Thursday. Attempting to ramp up with spring training now in full swing, Carrasco pitched in an intrasquad game on Thursday afternoon but struggled right out of the gate. As has become a consistent issue as of late, the 35-year-old continued struggled once again in the first inning, giving up a three-run homer to Jose Peroza. Carrasco was also...
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Buck Showalter has already proven that he’s determined to do things differently with the Mets, as Keith Hernandez can attest. Among the many sights and sounds to have emerged from spring training so far, there was a notable image doing the rounds on social media last week of Showalter engaged in deep conversation with Hernandez at the batting cages. Now, to an outsider, that may not seem a...
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Updated Post – March 24, 11:50 PM New York City Mayor Eric Adams was at Citi Field on Thursday morning to announce that he has signed an expanded exemption for private employees that would allow athletes and performers in the City. Today we’re taking another step, putting New York-based athletes of a level playing field, ” Adams said. “We were treating our performers...
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With Opening Day approaching in two weeks, FanGraphs has released its updated roster projections for all Major League Baseball clubs. This year’s roster projections across the league look at bit difference, as the late start to spring training allows teams to carry a 28-man roster through the first month of the season. Of course, the year-round DH now being in the NL created 15 new...
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One by one, the players who helped establish and sustain Mets success in the late 1960s and early 1970s departed. Rusty Staub in 1975. Tom Seaver in June 1977. Jerry Grote in August 1977. Jerry Koosman in 1978. All were traded, either due to front office negligence, player request, or some combination of the two. Harrelson’s turn came during spring training of ’78. The beloved...
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Good morning, Mets fans! New York mayor Eric Adams is lifting the vaccine mandate for New York’s professional athletes. This change will allow unvaccinated Mets and Yankees players to compete in home games starting on April 15 and April 7 respectively. The cause of this sudden pivot by Eric Adams most likely has to do with increasing pressure surrounding Kyrie Irving’s availability...
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