Steven Matz is the left-hander from East Setauket in Long Island who grew up a New York Mets fan and became one of the best prospects in the Mets’ system three years after dealing with Tommy John Surgery that cost him his first 2 1/2 seasons. When he finally reached the majors in 2015, six years after he had actually been drafted, it was one of the most special moments Mets fans had ever...
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To open up the second half of their utterly disappointing season, Mets’ first-year general manager Brodie Van Wagenen publicly addressed that the team will be sellers at the July 31 trade deadline. During his pregame presser at Marlins Park yesterday afternoon, the executive explained that the focus will be on moving expiring contracts. He expects Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom to remain...
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Over the years, WFAN radio host Mike Francesa has established a reputation for being soft on the New York Mets, particularly when conducting interviews with any of the Mets brass. Francesa is reportedly close with the Wilpons and has steered away from being critical of them in the past. Yesterday, Francesa had no problem ripping into Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen though, as he searched for answers...
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Jason Vargas and the New York Mets had the chance to get the second half of the season started against the only team who has performed more poorly than themselves in the National League. Things though as they have all season, did not go as planned for the Metropolitans as they dropped the series opener by a score of 8-4. Vargas, 36, went just 5+ innings for the Mets while allowing six runs on...
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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (53-38) 4, Syracuse (43-48) 3 Box Score Dilson Herrera 2B: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, K, .253/.346/.553 Rene Rivera C: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB, .271/.326/.479 Herrera and Rivera drove in all of the Syracuse’s runs with two swings of the bat. Herrera got the Mets on the board with his 18th home run of the season, a two-run shot in the second inning. Rivera pulled the...
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Good morning, Mets Fans!! Today, Noah Syndergaard(6-4, 4.68 ERA) will look to turn his inconsistent season around as he’ll take on rookie Zac Gallen (0-1, 4.50 ERA). The game can be viewed on WPIX and 880 WCBS at 6:10 p.m. The Mets kicked off the second half of the season by losing to the last-place Marlins. Todd Frazier contributed his 12th home run of the season, but little else went...
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