On July 13th, 1977, New York City experienced a blackout while the Mets were playing the Chicago Cubs. On a steamy July night, everything went black at Shea Stadium in the bottom of the sixth inning. The 1977 season was tumultuous for the Mets.The blackout made for quite a metaphor, as the Mets were entering a dark period in franchise history that would last until the 1984 season. For starters,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! All-Star festivities will come to a close on Tuesday night as the annual MLB All-Star Game will take place at Coors Field. New York pitcher Taijuan Walker will be the only Met representing the National League as he replaces ace Jacob deGrom who has elected to rest during the break. Angels phenom Shohei Ohtani (4-1, 3.49 ERA) will take the mound for the American League as...
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Pete Alonso represented the Mets at Coors Field on Monday night in Denver for the 2021 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, hoping to defend his title from two years ago. He put on a show in the first round with 35 home runs in his matchup against Royals catcher Salvador Perez, then soundly ousted division rival Juan Soto in the semifinals. Then he faced his toughest task in the finals against the inspiring...
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After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, one of the greatest events in baseball is back: the Home Run Derby. This year’s field is absolutely stacked. Among the eight participants, we have 2021’s home run leader (Shohei Ohtani), the 2019 derby champion (Pete Alonso), and a 2019 World Series champion (Juan Soto). The Mets’ own Pete Alonso is looking to defend his 2019 crown,...
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The Mets and No. 10 overall draft pick Kumar Rocker, a right-handed pitcher out of Vanderbilt, have agreed to a $6 million signing bonus. The $6M is $1.26M over slot, and Scott Boras, Rocker’s agent, had this to say to The New York Post: “It was about a war to get him [Rocker] down to 10 because we felt the Mets were a good pick for him and a good environment.” Rocker, heading...
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Right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco will make a rehab start, Tim Healey of Newsday reported on Monday. He’s scheduled to pitch two to three innings on Thursday for one of the Mets’ minor league affiliates. It has not yet been decided which affiliate it’l be with. Carrasco was acquired by the Mets in the blockbuster deal that also landed them Francisco Lindor. He has yet to...
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