Wednesday, June 26, 2019 • 7:05 p.m. Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA LHP Jason Vargas (3-3, 3.75) vs. RHP Nick Pivetta (4-2, 5.54) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM For the second day in a row, the Mets had the lead going into the bottom of the 6th and watched everything fall apart. Between Walker Lockett and Wilmer Font, the Mets allowed 5 runs in the frame swinging the score from 5-2 Mets...
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Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com reports that the Mets are calling up Chris Mazza from Triple-A. Mazza, 29, was drafted in the 27th round of the 2011 MLB Draft, but has yet to make a major league appearance in his career thus far. In 2019, Mazza is 3-5 with a 3.59 ERA, 1.156 WHIP, and 65 strikeouts over 12 starts (72 2/3 innings) split between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse. The...
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Jay Bruce, who was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies last month, got to play the New York Mets for the first time since getting traded by them in the last offseason, this week. Mike Puma of the New York Post got a chance to speak with the former-Met. Bruce, 32, had arguably the worst year of his career in 2018 after signing a three-year, $39 million contract with the Mets during the previous...
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The New York Mets today announced the full schedule of events surrounding the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1969 World Series Championship team. Below is a complete guide of events scheduled to take place at Citi Field. Thursday, June 27 – 11:00 a.m. Tom Seaver Address Change Ceremony – The New York Mets will honor legendary pitcher and Hall of Famer Tom Seaver by renaming 126th...
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To properly put into context the overwhelming and unexpected accomplishments of the 1969 New York Mets, one need only look at the brief history of the young franchise. Most often when a team wins a championship, they are coming off a season or two showing major improvement and give indications they are ready to take the next step. The Mets certainly gave no sign in the years prior to their...
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On Sunday, Mickey Callaway had a bad day in the dugout, and then the day got even worse when he engaged in a (mostly one-sided) shouting match with Newsday beat writer Tim Healey. Though the Mets’ front office has maintained the utmost confidence in him, it’s not particularly difficult to grasp that Callaway’s days with the organization are all but numbered at this point....
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