Johnny Mize, Willie Mays, and Pete Alonso. As noted by Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions, in the annals of New York National League baseball, that trio are the only three to ever hit 51 homers in a season. The first two are Hall of Famers, and Alonso, well, he is just scratching the surface. En route to joining Darryl Strawberry as the only Mets players to win the Rookie of the Year award,...
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By Ryan Finkelstein Coming into Jacob deGrom’s last start against the Miami Marlins, his second-straight Cy Young Award was basically in the bag. Barring a catastrophic performance, deGrom was on pace to become the 11th pitcher to ever win the award in back-to-back seasons. deGrom did not disappoint, proving to everyone why he is the best pitcher in the National League, with seven shutout...
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By Christopher Soto Arizona Fall League (AFL) Scottsdale Scorpions (4-3) 8, Aguilas Mexicali 1 Box Score 1B Ali Sanchez: 1-for-2, 2 R, 2 RBI(2), 2 BB | .333 AVG/.833 OPS SS Andres Gimenez: 2-for-3, R, HR(1), 4 RBI(8), BB, K | .353 AVG/1.009 OPS LHP Blake Taylor: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB | 0-1, 6.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP Playing in their first of four inter-winter-league games this season, Mets...
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By Joe D. Years from now when we look back at the 2019 New York Mets season, I wonder what history will tell us. Will it tell us that the Mets had an extraordinarily exciting second half but came up short? I’m sure the optimists among us will hang their hats on that… Or will it tell us that it was an incredible waste of elite individual performances, up and coming stars, a top flight...
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By Violeta Pietronico Good Morning, Mets fans! The New York Mets (83-75) topped the Miami Marlins (55-103) by a score of 10-3 at Citi Field on Wednesday night. However, the Mets’ playoff hopes and dreams officially came to a bitter end after the Milwaukee Brewers (88-70) secured the second NL Wild Card spot with a win over the Cincinnati Reds (73-85), thus eliminating New York from...
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By Marissa Credle The time none of us wanted to see come has arrived: With a Brewers win, the Mets were finally eliminated from postseason contention. The Brewers clinched a playoff berth for the second year in a row, this year with a 9-2 win against the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday night. The Brewers have been red hot, with six wins in a row and 17 wins over their last 19 games. The Mets were...
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