Sean Manaea’s first pitch Thursday afternoon was a four-seam fastball over the middle of the plate, and Lane Thomas sent it over the left-field wall for a leadoff home run. Aside from that swing, Manaea’s first three innings were quiet. The only other ball Kansas City hit above 90 mph was a 104.4 mph lineout by Thomas in the third. Bobby Witt Jr. produced the Royals’ other earned run with a solo...
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Jonah Tong struck out eight in a Syracuse loss, R.J. Gordon had one of his best outings of the season in a Binghamton win, Mitch Voit continued to dominate for Brooklyn and Antonio Jimenez is on a heater in July, but that wasn’t enough in a St. Lucie loss. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (45-45) 4, Norfolk Tides (32-57) 5 BOX SCORE 1B Ryan Clifford – 2-for-5, 2B, HR (16) 3 RBI (47), 1 K (.685...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Will Sammon and Tim Britton from The Athletic report that multiple teams are expected to show interest in Clay Holmes, despite his fractured fibula. As a result, the Mets are reportedly considering offering him a midseason extension, and Holmes has expressed a willingness to remain in New York. Retaining the 33-year-old beyond 2026 could provide much-needed stability to...
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The big club took care of business this afternoon; now the Mets’ minor league affiliates will try to follow suit. Jonah Tong will take the mound for Syracuse, while R.J. Gordon will try for his first win of the year for Binghamton. 6:35 PM · Harbor Park · Syracuse (45-44) at Norfolk (31-57) Syracuse Lineup Jihwan Bae, 2B Nick Morabito, LF MJ Melendez, RF Christian Arroyo, DH Ryan Clifford,...
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The first key to success is failure. And the first pitch of Sean Manaea’s brilliant start Thursday against the Royals was the definition of unsuccessful. Lane Thomas came up to the plate, and before many had sat down, deposited a four-seamer 406 feet into the left field seats. The pitch gave the Royals an instant one-run lead, but wound up being half of the Royals’ total runs in the...
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Mark Vientos was removed from today’s game after taking a 92 miles per hour sinker to his right hand. While he initially stayed in to run the bases, he was taken out in the top of the next inning. Immediately following the Mets’ 7-3 win over the Royals, the team announced Vientos is going on the injured list with a fractured hand. Brett Baty took over at third base while A.J. Ewing...
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