After going 0-3 with three strikeouts against lefty Patrick Corbin to extend an ugly early-season slump on Saturday, the Mets sat Brandon Nimmo against the right-handed ace Max Scherzer on Sunday. To that point, Nimmo had been just 2-for-26 with an alarming 17 strikeouts. However, Nimmo was brought into the game as part of a double switch in the top of the fifth, and flew out in his first...
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On Monday afternoon, Jeff Passan of ESPN released an excerpt of the United States Treasury Department’s letter to Major League Baseball in which they deemed the agreement between MLB and the Cuban Baseball Federation as “unauthorized”. The Trump Administration’s decision is based on Section 515.571 (e) of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, which “authorizes...
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Ever since he created his Twitter account, former Mets star Keith Hernandez has been extremely active and very open to engaging with his followers. Between videos and updates on his cat Hadji, to providing his thoughts on the team, his twitter has been a real treat for Mets fans thus far. However, this past weekend the former sure-handed, Gold Glove first baseman committed a costly error. On the...
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3 UP 1. Switch Flipped In the season opening roadtrip, the Mets were making contact, but they weren’t hitting for much power. To put it in perspective, Juan Lagares and Jacob deGrom were tied for the team lead in homers. Things looked worse when the Mets were shut out by Stephen Strasburg in their home opener. Then J.D. Davis broke out with two bombs, which seemingly woke up the Mets...
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The New York Mets found themselves in quite the hole on Sunday afternoon, down 12-1 at the turn of the seventh inning to their fellow National League East brethren, the Washington Nationals. Zack Wheeler’s seven earned-run, seven-walk outing, along with Tim Peterson’s five bases-on-balls and Luis Avilan’s three earned runs transformed a good, old-fashioned rubber game into a...
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Syracuse (3-1) 6, Pawtucket (1-3) 5 Box Score Dilson Herrera 2B: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, K, 2 E, .625/.700/1.250 David Thompson 3B: 2-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI, K, .250/.273/.375 Colton Plaia C: 2-for-3, K, .750/.800/1.000 Syracuse’s offense had a strong game, scoring six runs on ten hits on their way to a third straight victory. David Thompson had a big day for the Mets, getting his team on...
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