The Marlins entered June on a five-game losing streak. Now, they’ve only lost five games the entire month. Their 17-5 June has rocketed them up the standings, entering Saturday with a 43-39 record. Sure, they’ve beaten up on teams like the Giants, Rangers, Diamondbacks, and Nationals. But all the teams mentioned were projected to be better than them this season. Otto Lopez continues...
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Five pitches into his Citi Field debut, Zach Thornton had allowed a run on a double and two singles. Given how the Mets’ starting pitching has fared over the last week, it looked like it could be another long night. Instead, Thornton escaped trouble with a pair of strikeouts sandwiched around a diving play by Jared Young on a sharp grounder down the first-base line. “You have to be...
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Jonah Tong struggled in three starts after returning to Triple-A Syracuse earlier this month after a stint with the big-league club. He allowed 11 earned runs over 12 innings, spiking his Triple-A ERA to 6.30. On Friday, the 23-year-old gave up two runs on four hits over six innings in a 4-3 victory over Lehigh Valley. He struck out three, walked two, and threw 69 of 98 pitches for strikes....
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Good morning, Mets fans. The Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday, ending his tenure at the helm of the club at two-and-a-half years. He finished 206-199. Former Padres manager Andy Green took over as interim manager for the remainder of the season, and a full search for a new manager will occur in the offseason. Latest Mets News Mendoza released a statement following his firing, thanking...
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Zach Thornton and the Mets (34-48) took on the Phillies (46-36) in their first game since the firing of Carlos Mendoza. The first game of the series went the same way as the first half of the season went: a 2-1 loss, their seventh in a row. Thornton was rudely greeted by the Phillies, who scored a run after tallying three straight hits on six pitches to take an early lead in the first inning....
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Updated Post: June 26 at 6:50 p.m. During an appearance on MLB Network, Albert Pujols confirmed that he’d “love to get the opportunity” of having the chance to manage the Mets and also spoke about his connection to Juan Soto, stating “that relationship has been there for a long time.” Pujols expanded on his interest in the Mets by saying that the organization has...
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