After the year of cardboard cutouts, this season has finally brought fans back into the ballpark, as Citi Field has been operating with a limited capacity crowd since Opening Day. As the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine continues, Citi Field is slowly returning to normal, with more fans being welcomed into the gates for Mets games. According to Newsday’s Tim Healey, New York Governor Andrew...
Read More
With Brandon Nimmo sidelined due to a finger injury over the past few games, the New York Mets have needed their outfield depth to step things up. In his absence, veteran Kevin Pillar has surprisingly been a bit of a spark-plug for the Mets offense. Pillar was right in the thick of things in the Mets’ 8-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. On the night he picked...
Read More
On May 5, 2004, Mets catcher Mike Piazza hit home run number 352 as a catcher, breaking the all-time record held by Carlton Fisk. The blast went 405 feet to right-center field at Shea Stadium. Piazza hit the historic home run in the first inning off Jerome Williams of the San Francisco Giants. The Mets would go on to win the game by an 8-2 score. You can see the record-setter in the video below....
Read More
Syracuse (1-0) 5, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (0-1) 2 Box Score Wilfredo Tovar SS: 1-2, 2 BB, SB, .500/.750/.500 Khalil Lee RF: 1-4, 2 K, CS, .250/.250/.250 David Thompson 1B: 1-4, HR, 2 K, .250/.250/1.000 Martin Cervenka C: 2-3, HR, 2 R, .667/.667/1.667 Syracuse collected seven hits, launched a pair of home runs and took advantage of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre miscues to win 5-2 on Opening Night. Catcher...
Read More
Good morning, Mets fans! The second game of the Mets’ four-game series against the Cardinals Tuesday was postponed due to rain. It’s being made up in a back-to-back doubleheader today starting at 5:15 p.m. ET. This will make it three games in 24 hours as Thursday’s game is due to start at 1:15 p.m. ET. Marcus Stroman will start game one, and the team hasn’t announced who...
Read More
The New York Mets have announced that tonight’s matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a single admission doubleheader beginning on Wednesday evening at 5:15 pm, and both games will be seven innings long. This is a bit of good news for the Mets, as Miguel Castro was scheduled to start tonight’s ballgame with Jacob...
Read More
