After pitching five innings and yielding just one run on one hit, Jacob deGrom exited Sunday’s matinee with the Arizona Diamondbacks with an apparent injury. DeGrom was pitching for the first time in 11 games on Sunday after missing a start with right side tightness. He came back out to pitch the sixth inning, but after throwing just two warmup pitches, trainer Brian Chicklo came to the mound...

The Mets on Sunday recalled right-handed reliever Drew Smith from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned fellow right-hander Trevor Hildenberger to Triple-A Syracuse. Smith, 27, was originally acquired by the Mets from the Tampa Bay Rays in 2017 for first baseman Lucas Duda. Smith debuted with the Mets the following season and logged a 3.54 ERA in 27 games. Unfortunately, Smith underwent Tommy John...

Sunday, May 9, 2021 • 1:10 P.M. EST Citi Field • Flushing, New York RHP Riley Smith (1-1, 4.91) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (2-2, 0.51) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM The Mets go for five wins in a row and a series win this afternoon! New York is heading into another awkward week where they have two off days, Monday and Thursday, and the way the Mets had to use their bullpen over the last few days,...

It’s been roughly 36 hours since the SNY broadcast showed Mets players noticing a disturbance in the dugout tunnel, then sprinting down to see what was up. While we will never know for certain what transpired, if it was an argument, a physical altercation, or a true rat/raccoon/ratcoon sighting, what we do know is that both men involved, Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil, are starting to...

The Mets are officially making it work. Following Friday’s drama-filled walk-off victory, Saturday’s contest could have easily been an emotional letdown. Instead, the bullpen took over, pitching 5.2 stellar innings around Joey Lucchesi in a 4-2 home win over the Diamondbacks. Jeff McNeil homered and scored twice, while Francisco Lindor scored once and drove in a run. The win was the fourth in a...