Good morning, Mets fans! After a series sweep of the Diamondbacks, the Mets (16-13) are set to take the diamond again on Tuesday night to open a two-game series with the Orioles (15-19) at Citi Field. Right-handed pitcher Marcus Stroman (2.12 ERA, 3-3) will take the mound for the Amazins’ as he’s set to face off against Baltimore ace John Means (1.37 ERA, 4-0). First pitch is set for...
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Was it a rat or a raccoon? We may never know. But within a few hours of the Mets rushing off the field into the tunnel, Jeff McNeil taking the field with what might have been a black eye, and Francisco Lindor’s bizarre press conference in which he announced he and McNeil had merely seen an animal and been debating its species, vocal fans on Twitter had come up with a more important question: Who...
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The New York Mets are covering their nut. After signing superstar shortstop Francisco Lindor to a 10-year, $341 million deal, the Mets have finalized a two-year, $50 million insurance policy to go along with his hefty contract, per source. The Mets are also paying Lindor $22.3 million this season for the final year of his contract with the Cleveland Indians before his new extension kicks in for...
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The Mets have won five games in a row, they’re in first place in the NL East and things are all sunshine and rainbows in Flushing, Queens. All those things may be true Monday, but the latter certainly wasn’t over the last seven days. The week started with the team firing hitting coach Chili Davis, then there was the mid-game incident in the tunnel between middle infielders Jeff McNeil and...
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The New York Mets’ off-day brought good news and bad news on Monday afternoon. First, we have the bad news: ace pitcher Jacob deGrom is headed to the 10-day injured list with right side tightness, per SNY’s Andy Martino. The Mets will place him on the I.L. Tuesday, retroactive to May 10. DeGrom, who missed a start last week with the same issue, was able to take the bump on Sunday...
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The Mets swept a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks over the weekend, notching their fifth straight win in the process. They sit at the top of the NL East again with a 16-13 record. This series featured much of what previous series did — wonderful pitching and offense that left runs to be desired. But the Mets scored four runs in three straight games, and they’ve now...
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