At Citi Field this weekend, the Mets and Yankees will meet with both teams in a slump. But despite their respective losing streaks, both teams remain in the playoff race and need to pile wins together quickly to find themselves playing October baseball. But away from the standings, away from the diamond, this series carries extra meaning: New York’s two baseball teams will play against...

One run and close losses have seemingly been the foil of the Mets since the beginning of August. These last few nights were no different. The Mets started the series on a good note by winning 9-4 on Tuesday night. Carlos Carrasco worked around some defensive blunders to give the Mets five innings while Pete Alonso and the offense did the rest. They were not able to build on that win though. The...

Mets ace Jacob deGrom continues to try to return to the mound during the 2021 season after a series of injuries has caused him to miss significant time. His current injury –the Mets called it right forearm tightness–has held him out since July 7, when he pitched seven innings against the Brewers. Mets president Sandy Alderson told reporters earlier this week that deGrom had a small...