Brewers and Astros Among Multiple Teams Interested in Noah Syndergaard

Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports that multiple teams have interest in the acquiring Noah Syndergaard in a trade with the New York Mets before the July 31 MLB Trade Deadline. However, Morosi notes the team isn’t taking offers, yet. One of the teams that has shown interest is the Milwaukee Brewers, who have had interest in the right-hander in the past, specifically before the 2018 MLB Trade...

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The Stars Were Shining For Our National Pastime

Truth be told, I haven’t been a big fan of the All Star Game since Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were making a mockery of the game, cheating their way to eclipsing longstanding records of the all-time greats like Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth and Roger Maris. That whole era just turned me off and I had no interest in watching Bud Selig and MLB parade these cheats in a...

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Mets Need To Have Success During the Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil Era

Every baseball club wants a handful of young players to build a competitive team around. It’s part of the reason why some are willing to tear an organization down to the bottom and start from scratch. A lot of things could go wrong, but a lot of things could go right — just ask the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros about that. Despite the lack of results in 2019, the New York Mets have...

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Mets Minors Recap: Thomas Szapucki Continues to Shine

Braxton Lee and Patrick Mazeika represented the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in Tuesday’s Double-A Home Run Derby. Phillies’ first-base prospect Darick Hall won the event. St.Lucie (46-41) 3, Jupiter (29-53) 2 Box F/8 LHP Thomas Szapucki (0-0, 2.13 ERA): 3.1 IP, 4 H, R, 3 K, BB RHP Carlos Hernandez (1-3, 5.04 ERA): 2.2 IP, H, R, K, BB RHP Ezequiel Zabaleta (W, 4-2, 2.08 ERA): 2 IP, 0 H,...

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Morning Briefing: AL Wins All-Star Game For Seventh Straight Year

Good morning Mets fans! The American League has won the All-Star Game for the seventh year in a row.  The Mets had three All-Stars in Cleveland this year: Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, and Jacob deGrom. After hitting 57 homers in the Home Run Derby in the derby the night prior, Pete Alonso had two at-bats on the day with a strikeout and a two-out, two-run single that scored two, shortening the...

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All-Star Game Recap: DeGrom, Alonso Shine in National League’s 4-3 Loss

The American League took down the National League, 4-3, in the 90th MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Indians right-hander Shane Bieber (one inning; struck out the side) was named the game’s most valuable player. Two New York Mets had solid evenings. Metsies first baseman Pete Alonso went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and right-hander Jacob deGrom pitched...

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