Wednesday, September 11, 2019 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LRHP Robbie Ray (12-7, 4.03) vs. LHP Steven Matz (9-8, 4.00) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Three games back feels a whole lot different than four games back and the Mets are now only 3 games out of the first second wild card spot as the Cubs and Nationals both lost last night and the Mets were able to beat the Diamondbacks...
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Michael Conforto spoke to Mike Puma of the New York Post about a topic that has not come up oftentimes, which is the idea of him getting an extension with the club. Believe it or not, Conforto is actually only under team control through the 2021 season, the same year that Noah Syndergaard will be a free agent, and with that comes the need to at least discuss what the plan might be going forward...
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The Mets had a less than ideal scenario develop on Tuesday night in the eighth inning as Eduardo Escobar hit a solo home run off Brad Brach to put the Arizona Diamondbacks within a run of tying the game. Mickey Callaway allowed Brach to pitch to one more batter, right-handed hitter Christian Walker, before replacing him with Justin Wilson. The southpaw walked Josh Rojas before inducing an Adam...
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If the New York Mets are going to battle all the way back in this Wild Card chase, it is going to take a huge effort from the unit that this team was built around. The starting pitching. With an ailing bullpen that has only two arms that can be trusted, the best recipe for the Mets to be successful is for their starting pitchers to pitch well and deep into games. That is exactly what New York...
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Most baseball players would miss the remainder of the season if told they had a torn hamstring on August 4. But somehow, Robinson Cano found a way to return to the Mets on September 3, less than one month after initially going down. Not only has he made it back, but he’s now thriving as well. Cano, 36, has registered a hit in every game he’s started since returning from the 10-day IL...
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The Brooklyn Cyclones accomplished something special on Tuesday, winning the New York Penn League championship, something they have not done since 2001, which they were co-champions with the Williamsport Crosscutters due to the 9/11 attacks. So Tuesday night’s miraculous victory represented the first time the Brooklyn Cyclones ever finished in sole possession of a championship. The team...
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