After completing a (2-3) home-stand, the Mets hit the road again for the next ten games including seven against NL East opponents as their tough April schedule continues. Their first stop will be an already important four game series against the (7-4) Atlanta Braves who are currently tied with the Mets and the Phillies at the top of the NL East standings. The Braves opened the season by getting...
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The Atlanta Braves have locked up second baseman Ozzie Albies Jr. for the long-term according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal is seven years, $35 million with a pair of club options according per Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The two option years are valued at $7 million each with a $4 million buy-out for each. Albies, 22, is slashing .364/.429/.500 this season after posting a...
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Mets veteran infielder Todd Frazier continued his rehab assignment on Thursday with the St. Lucie Mets. He went 1-for-3 with two walks, two RBIs, and a run scored in the Mets fifth straight win. Frazier played the first five innings at third base then first base for the last four innings. On Wednesday night, Frazier played the first four innings at shortstop. It was his first time playing the...
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3 UP 1. EL POW So far, Pete Alonso has been better than anyone could have reasonably expected him to be. He’s the first MLB player to have 11 extra base hits in his first 10 games. He became the fourth Mets rookie to homer in three consecutive games. He leads the majors with the most hits with an exit velocity of 105.0 MPH or higher. He’s currently second in the National League in...
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There have been a number of encouraging signs from the New York Mets through their first 11 games of the 2019 regular season, but one of the biggest has been the performance of the offense. With new hitting coach Chili Davis at the helm, the Mets are currently among baseball’s top teams with regard to cumulative wRC+. And it’s not just the fact that the offense has been scoring runs...
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The third time was the charm for Noah Syndergaard as he turned in a strong start, picking up his first win of the season in a game where the Mets defeated the Minnesota Twins by a score of 9-6 in another slugfest. Syndergaard, 26, pitched seven innings of one0run ball before running into trouble in the eighth inning as the team hoped to avoid a beleaguered bullpen. Noah would be charged with...
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