The Mets could soon be bolstering a bullpen corps that looked very solid on Opening Day. Right-handed relievers Brad Brach and Jared Hughes have joined the team in New York, manager Luis Rojas said on Saturday. Neither pitcher had participated in Summer Camp and both were placed on the injured list for an undisclosed reason on Jul. 15. Brach later confirmed that he had tested positive for...
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Saturday, July 25, 2020 • 4:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Max Fried (2019: 17-6, 4.02) vs. LHP Steven Matz (2019: 11-10, 4.21) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM If there is one day I’m not worried about Mets baseball, it’s Opening Day. The Mets continued to build on their strong Opening Day record yesterday with a 1-0 win. Jacob deGrom was fantastic over 5.0 innings, but the...
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With everything that has gone on in 2020, it’s easy to forget that the Mets’ current manager was someone completely different back in January. From the Beltran-cheating debacle to a once and a lifetime Pandemic halting the 2020 season, Luis Rojas has had anything but a normal start as a major-league manager. But despite all that, Rojas has kept a demeanor that has made him so popular...
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Fast baseball players tend to hit ground-balls. And usually, they’re pretty good at it. In order to procure this analysis, it didn’t take much time; merely common sense led me to this conclusion. Baseball players who are fleet of foot are likely to beat out ground-balls because his speed gives them a natural advantage. Which makes it all the more confusing how Wilson Ramos led the Majors in...
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Jacob deGroms’ season debut went more or less as expected in the eyes of Mets’ fans – a dominant performance, minimal run support, and a no-decision. After throwing a simulated game this past Sunday in preparation for Opening Day, deGrom took the hill versus the division-rival Atlanta Braves in a battle of the aces, as 22-year-old sensation Mike Soroka started for the...
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In every possible way, 2020 has been unlike anything we’ve ever experienced. Then Yoenis Céspedes does what he did on Friday and we’re reminded that some things really haven’t change. Two years and four days after the last time he was penciled into a major league lineup, Céspedes literally picked up right where he left off, smashing a towering home run that was the difference...
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