29-year-old reliever Dedniel Núñez is set to undergo Tommy John surgery next week, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed. The Mets had initially diagnosed Núñez with a right elbow sprain, but further testing has evidently made surgery necessary. This will be his second Tommy John procedure after the first, which came in 2021 after a UCL sprain. Post-Tommy John, Núñez rebuilt his career in the...
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It’s been a week of streaks across Major League Baseball. The Brewers and Yanks both hold five-game win streaks entering Saturday morning, making up ground in both of their respective divisions. The Red Sox have won eight games in a row behind their strong core, emphasized by Ceddanne Rafaela’s monster-clearing home run Friday. Teams have also racked up losses. The Dodgers and...
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The first time Mark Vientos batted with the bases loaded on Friday, it ended with him slamming his bat on the ground at home plate. Just the latest entry in his frustrating, inconsistent season. The next time he batted with the bases loaded in Friday’s game, he reversed course on what had been a quiet offensive game for the Mets — and perhaps exorcised some personal demons in the process....
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Top prospect Jett Williams hit two solo homers, singled, and stole a base Friday for Double-A Binghamton. The 21-year-old, selected in the first round (14th overall) of the 2022 draft out of Rockwell-Heath (Texas) High School, is flourishing this year after missing much of 2024 due to injury. Binghamton was forced to make do without pitcher Jonah Tong and outfielder Carson Benge. The pair were...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have three of the top 20 most popular player jerseys in terms of sales. It should come as no surprise that those players are Francisco Lindor (no. 5), Juan Soto (no. 6), and Pete Alonso (no. 16). The three players in the top 20 is the second most of any team behind the Dodgers, whose Shohei Ohtani is unsurprisingly the no. 1 most popular jersey in the sport....
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The first time Mark Vientos came up with the bases loaded Friday, he struck out and broke his bat in frustration. The second time, he hit a go-ahead, three-run double to help lift the Mets to an 8-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Juan Soto scored from first on the double, sliding around the catcher just ahead of the tag to give the Mets a 4-3 lead in the eighth inning....
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