New York Mets History: August 4, 1982 – Former New York Met Joel Youngblood became the first player in Major League history to get a base hit for two different teams in two different cities in the same day. He started the day as a New York Met and collected a two-run single off Ferguson Jenkins in the third inning at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. Youngblood was notified he was traded...
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In a landslide offensive performance, the resurgent Mets beat the Pirates 13-2 on Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh to pick up their ninth win in their last t10 games. They now hold a 55-56 record with a chance to get back to .500 tomorrow for the first time since May 28. Offense: The Mets managed 16 hits against the Pirates on Sunday. The most hits the club has had in a game is 17, which...
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Mets’ second baseman Robinson Cano exited Sunday’s series finale with the Pittsburgh Pirates with what the team says is a left hamstring strain. He will be re-evaluated on Monday. Cano, 36, laced a hit to right field in the fourth inning, and while attempting to run to second base, came up lame and was tagged out. He was able to get to the dugout on his own power, but was limping as...
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After another outing on Saturday where Edwin Diaz surrendered a home run, manager Mickey Callaway would not commit to keeping the right-hander as the set closer going forward. According to Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports, Callaway did not say “no” when asked if the team could consider flipping the red hot Seth Lugo and Diaz’s roles out of the bullpen. When a follow up question was...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Washington Nationals have signed former Met T.J. Rivera to a minor league deal and assigned him to Double-A Harrisburg. Rivera, 31 in October, was released by the Mets on March 9 after struggling to come back from a partially torn UCL and an elbow sprain he endured in the 2017 season. After being cut by the Mets, Rivera signed with the Long Island...
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The Mets announced on Twitter Sunday that they have placed right-handed pitcher Jacob Rhame on the injured list with elbow discomfort and recalled left-hander Donnie Hart from Triple-A Syracuse. Rhame, 26, has appeared in five games for the Mets this year and owns a 4.26 ERA in 6.1 innings pitched. The Georgia native was just recalled from Triple-A on Saturday when New York sent Tyler Bashlor...
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