Jeff McNeil spoke to reporters Wednesday and said that he “feel(s) good.” This was after he fielded grounders at second base and took batting practice before the second game of a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians. On Tuesday, McNeil ran around the bases, as detailed by Tim Healey of Newsday. McNeil, 27, went on the 10-day IL last Wednesday (August 14) with a low-grade...
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Mickey Callaway told reporters prior to Wednesday night’s game against the Cleveland Indians that Robinson Cano took batting practice at Citi Field before the game and that he could begin running on Thursday. Cano, 36, was placed on the 10-day IL with a hamstring strain which was later revealed to be a tear. It was expected that he would miss 4-6 weeks, but given the fact that he is set to...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Adam Plutko (5-3, 4.67) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (7-11, 3.21) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets opened up their tough homestand with a come from behind trouncing of Cleveland last night. Cleveland scored a run early and a few innings later J.D. Davis made it 2-1 Mets. The Indians then scored again and the game stayed tied...
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The Mets started up a nine-game homestand on Tuesday night with a bang, defeating the Cleveland Indians by a score of 9-2 at Citi Field. J.D. Davis played a big part in that, giving the Mets a lead in the bottom of the second with a two-run homer to dead center off Shane Bieber to put the Mets up 2-1 less than 15 minutes after Jason Kipnis had given the Indians their first and only lead of the...
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The New York Mets offense has largely not been the main sticking point when it comes to why they have been mediocre to below average. However, one issue the team has had on offense for the majority of the season is getting pitch counts up on pitchers. Through the team’s first 125 games, the Mets ranked last in all of baseball, averaging 3.78 pitches per at-bat. Now, before I continue, it...
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At this point last season, the Mets were starting to see some noticeable improvement from Amed Rosario, which gave off the impression that he might just be a late bloomer. However, when the 2019 season started, Rosario seemed to regress back to his previous norms that included bad defense and free swinging, making many start to wonder if Rosario would be deemed a bust long-term. One year after...
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