Don’t Worry About Michael Conforto’s Early Season Struggles

Following an extremely successful offseason that saw the New York Mets acquire all-star position players like Francisco Lindor and James McCann, they were expecting their offense to take a major step forward in 2021, however, that hasn’t happened just yet as they’ve scored three runs or fewer in three of the first four games of the season. Though this is an extremely small sample...

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Mets Recall LHP Stephen Tarpley For Doubleheader

The New York Mets have recalled left-handed pitcher Stephen Tarpley to serve as the 27th man in Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. Tarpley was initially claimed off waivers by the Mets this past offseason from the Miami Marlins. Last year, Tarpley missed a month of the season with an oblique injury, but posted a 9.00 ERA in 12 appearances for the Marlins. The...

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Mets Top 25 Prospects: 20-16 Features Carlos Cortes

20. Michel Otanez, RHP B/T: R/R     Age: 23 (7/3/1997) Height: 6’3’’    Weight: 215 Acquired: International Free Agent in 2016 out of the Dominican Republic ETA: 2023    Previous Rank: 24 2019 Stats: 14 GS, 63 IP, 7.4 H/9, 0.4 HR/9, 4.0 BB/9, 10.0 K/9, 3.17 ERA, 1.27 WHIP Velocity always gets you noticed as a minor leaguer and Michel Otanez has it. With the ability to reach the high 90’s with...

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Players of the Week: Brandon Nimmo Shines, Jacob DeGrom Dominates

The first week of the 2021 season didn’t go exactly as planned for the New York Mets. Five of their first ten scheduled games have been postponed, and they ended the week with a 2-3 record. But even with a disappointing start, there were two players that stood out with outstanding performances, so let’s take a look at the team’s two best players from last week.   Hitter Of The Week: Brandon...

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Luis Rojas Continues Praise of Taijuan Walker’s Leadership

While speaking with reporters prior to the postponement of Monday night’s series opening game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Mets manager Luis Rojas was asked about numerous topics about his team both on and off the field. One of the interesting questions of note Rojas was asked about was what newly acquired starting pitcher Taijuan Walker has brought to this team in terms of leadership. Rojas...

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Morning Briefing: Veteran Umpire Joe West Wins Lawsuit Against Former Met

Good morning, Mets fans! The New York State Supreme Court has awarded veteran umpire Joe West $500,000 plus interest in a defamation lawsuit against former Met Paul Lo Duca, per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. West launched the lawsuit in 2019 after Lo Duca claimed on his podcast that former Mets reliever Billy Wagner bribed West into giving him a larger strike zone in exchange for letting...

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