I come from Italian heritage, so it’s sacrilege that I haven’t incorporated food into my baseball analysis. That changes here. I’ve begun to think of an-bat as one of my favorite pastimes: cooking a homegrown meal. The similarities are plentiful. Pasta, seasonings, and a choice of meat are exchanged for fastballs, curveballs, and sweepers. The aroma of sauce rolling through the kitchen is...
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Most young pitchers fighting for a rotation spot wouldn’t gamble on a brand new weapon in their first spring training start. They’d workshop it quietly on the back fields, polish the edges, and sneak it into games only when it felt airtight. However, most young pitchers aren’t Jonah Tong. Tong took the mound Wednesday afternoon for his first spring training start against the St. Louis Cardinals....
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Good morning, Mets fans! Mets southpaw reliever A.J. Minter has been continuing his injury rehab as he recovers from a torn lat he suffered in April 2025. The former Brave is now expected to throw his first live BP session next week, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Minter is hoping to pitch in at least one Grapefruit League game before the end of spring. Minter is about one month behind the rest...
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Jonah Tong gave up three hits, a walk, hit a batter and served up a three-run, opposite-field home run to the Cardinals’ Nolan Gorman Wednesday in his spring debut at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. St. Louis (3-2) beat the Mets (2-2-1), 6-0. Tong went 2 2/3 innings, threw 50 pitches and was pulled by manager Carlos Mendoza one batter after the Gorman homer. After dominating in the minor...
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Friday, February 28, 2026 • 1:10 PM Clover Park • Port St. Lucie, FL RHP Richard Fitts (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Jonah Tong (0-0, -.–) WPIX Death. Taxes. Playing the Marlins, Astros, Cardinals and Nationals in spring training. The Mets have already played the Marlins and the Astros and will play their first of six spring games against the Cardinals this afternoon at Clover Park. For those...
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Carl Edwards Jr. is an Immaculate Grid Superstar! From 2015 to 2025, Edwards Jr. has played for the Cubs, Padres, Mariners, Braves, Blue Jays, Nationals, Padres again, Angels and Rangers. The Mets will be his ninth club if he makes the roster. The Mets signed the veteran reliever in early December, and he already made his Grapefruit League debut on Saturday, 2/21, pitching two innings, allowing...
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