The thing about Met killers is they don’t stop being Met killers. Paul DeJong, who on most days is an average major league hitter, continued his tormenting of the Mets. He placed a series of nails in the Mets’ coffin during the fifth inning (out of seven) with a two-run home run to put the Cardinals up 4-1 during Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader. The Cardinals maintained that...

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 • 5:15 p.m. ET Busch Stadium • St. Louis, MO RHP Marcus Stroman (3-2, 1.86) vs LHP Kwang Hyun Kim (1-0, 3.29) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 Yesterday was a whirlwind of a day for the New York Mets. After just getting through all the press stories on how and why Chili Davis and Tom Slater were fired, as well as the reactions from players, we found out that Jacob deGrom was...

Jacob deGrom and the Mets are erring on the side of caution when it comes to his minor lat injury, as they want to make sure a return to the mound won’t further injure and sideline the ace. DeGrom was scratched from his start on Tuesday with right lat soreness. Soreness in the area is normal according to deGrom, but his condition was not improving the way he would have liked leading up to...

Manager Luis Rojas spoke to the media before the Mets doubleheader against the Cardinals in St. Louis, he said that Brandon Nimmo won’t start Game 1 and that the plan is for Miguel Castro to start Game 2. Rojas said that Nimmo is being reevaluated and his unsure of his status for Game 2. The Mets outfielder has been dealing with a left index finger contusion and hasn’t been in the...

The New York Mets introduced new hitting coach Hugh Quattlebaum to the media this afternoon ahead of their doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals. Quattlebaum came across as a very personable coach, who is looking forward to getting know his players before making sweeping changes as he assumes this role midseason. “When guys come in too hot at this level trying to change things, you...