MMO Game Thread: Braves vs. Mets, Game 1, 5:10 PM

Monday, July 26, 2021 • 5:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Kyle Muller (1-3, 3.20) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (7-8, 2.59) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM It was a pretty good weekend in Mets land. They took the three-game series from the Blue Jays, their second consecutive series win (against a winning team), the Braves and Phillies split a four-game set and the Nationals got swept. The Mets...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Pete Alonso Carries Mets To Series Win Over Blue Jays

The Mets won their second series in a row, this time against a powerful Blue Jays lineup. The team gave the Jays the middle game of the three-game set to destroy baseballs into the Citi Field bleachers, but the Mets were largely able to keep the Blue Jays’ bats at bay in the two bookending games of the series. Then, just as many of the series wins have featured this year, the offense...

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Mets Announce The Return of Banner Day

Folks, it’s happening. The New York Mets have held Banner Day in an official capacity just twice since 1996 (in 2012 for the organization’s 50th anniversary and again in 2015), but it will be happening again this year, the team announced. The 2021 edition will be a month-long virtual contest starting on Monday, July 26th at 12p ET. Fans who have a photo or video submission can send...

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MMO Exclusive: Right-Handed Pitcher, Jordan Yamamoto

Growing up in Hawaii, Jordan Yamamoto knew that he’d really need to impress in order to make his dream of pitching in the major leagues happen. The right-hander took the mentality of not only trying to be the best in Hawaii, but trying to stand out in the entire United States. The high school Yamamoto attended and was later drafted out of, Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, was well...

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Series Preview: Mets Set To Host Braves For Five Games

The New York Mets (52-44, first place in the National League’s eastern division) continue their 11-game homestand with five games in four days against manager Brian Snitker’s Atlanta Braves (48-50, third place in the National League’s eastern division). The series begins with a straight doubleheader on Monday, July 26 beginning at 5:10 pm. The Mets will enter the series having...

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Rich Hill’s Mets Debut Against Blue Jays Was a Success

Left-handed pitcher Rich Hill, who was traded to the Mets from the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday for pitcher Tommy Hunter and Double-A catcher Matt Dyer, made his team debut on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays at Citi Field. The 41-year-old veteran pitched five innings in his first start with the blue and orange, giving up five hits, three runs, two walks, and striking out one. He threw 62...

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