Mets spring training keeps chugging along! The Mets dropped yesterday’s game against the Nationals and are now 5-9-2. There is only about 2.5 weeks left of games for the Mets to make some crucial decision about the back of their rotation. Recap of Yesterday: Yesterday the Mets saw the long awaited debut of Dellin Betances and it wasn’t so great. Betances only recorded one out and...
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Mets’ outfielder Brandon Nimmo appeared in just 69 games last year after dealing with a bulging disk in his neck that he sustained early in the season. It was disappointing for Nimmo to say the least, after coming off a breakout 2018 campaign in which he put up 4.5 fWAR in 141 games. There were some positives, which included him finishing the season on a high note, hitting .261/.430/.565...
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Steven Matz was dominant in his third appearance of the spring, striking out three and facing the minimum nine batters in three perfect innings on Saturday afternoon. Matz got Nationals leadoff man Trea Turner to ground out to Andres Gimenez at shortstop before striking out Victor Robles and Starlin Castro, both of which fell victim to the slider. Matz has been slowly increasing his use of the...
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After 8 years with the Yankees, four of which resulted in All-Star Game appearances, and an uncertain off-season, Dellin Betances finally was on a pitchers mound on Saturday for his new team, the New York Mets. Sure it was only a spring training game against the Washington Nationals, but the fact that the 31-year old was able to pitch after tearing up his left Achilles last September is a...
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Gil Hodges is best remembered for guiding a young upstart New York Mets team to their first ever World Series Championship. Many still consider that epic battle against the mighty Baltimore Orioles one of the greatest upsets in Fall Classic history. But Gil holds a few other distinctions in Mets lore having been the first player to hit a home run in franchise history, and did you know he was...
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According to Justin Toscano of The Record, New York Mets slugger J.D. Davis is set to return to the lineup on Sunday versus the Astros at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, getting the nod in left field. The 26-year-old had a breakout campaign in 2019, slashing .307/.369/.527 with 22 home runs, 22 doubles, 57 RBIs, and 136 wRC+ over 453 plate appearances for the Mets after being traded to New York...
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