Mets manager Luis Rojas talked to reporters on Friday afternoon with the hot topic being the status of ace Jacob deGrom. Rojas noted that deGrom threw a 17-pitch side session on Friday and felt really good following. DeGrom will not start against the Yankees as planned on Sunday, and will instead pitch in a simulated game. Rojas hopes that they will get deGrom up to 60 pitches in his final...
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The last time Mets right-handed reliever Drew Smith pitched in a game was on Sept. 29, 2018, when he tossed a scoreless inning against the Marlins at Citi Field. Later that year, he would undergo Tommy John Surgery. That changed on Thursday night when he pitched in a Mets intrasquad game back at Citi Field. Smith’s return to the mound started with a walk of Max Moroff. He then retired Amed...
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In a somewhat shocking development, New York Mets right-hander Michael Wacha baffled his teammates for five-plus (literally) innings on Thursday night at Citi Field, holding the White Team to just one baserunner, striking out four with no walks. Oh, and he didn’t allow a hit over 69 pitches. Wacha registered four or five outs in an inning multiple times — Summer Camp, baby! The only...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Michael Wacha threw 6.1 innings of no-hit baseball during an intra-squad game for Team White in a win against Team Blue. Latest Mets News Jacob deGrom played catch today and still expects to start on Opening Day, per manager Luis Rojas. Latest MLB News The Royals and Padres swapped reliever Tim Hill and Franchy Cordero, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. Austin Meadows has tested...
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J-Rod and company seem to be preparing quite well to run the New York Mets, if their bid at the team gives them the opportunity to do so. According to a New York Post story, the couple, accompanied by a few senior bankers from JPMorgan Chase’s private wealth group, recently flew to Foxborough, Mass. to meet with the Bob and Jonathon Kraft, the primary owners of the New England Patriots. The...
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New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom talked to reporters on Thursday afternoon about the back tightness that led him to get an MRI. The MRI showed nothing that concerned the Mets and they consider him day-to-day. DeGrom left an intrasquad game on Tuesday after one inning after telling trainers he felt like his back couldn’t loosen up. The back-to-back Cy Young winner said he was being overly...
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