Freddy Peralta was nearly untouchable on Wednesday against the Cardinals. He gave up just one earned run on three hits, walked two, and struck out seven on Wednesday over 5 1/3 innings. Peralta threw 92 pitches (54 for strikes), with his fastball topping out at 95.7 mph, and his off-speed pitches touching 87.6 mph. He threw 39 fastballs, 33 changeups, 18 sliders, and two curveballs. He had a 40...
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Jack Wenninger, the No. 6 Mets prospect on MLB Pipeline, threw 4 2/3 shutout innings Wednesday, struck out five, and helped the Mets to a 4-2 victory over Toledo. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound right-hander threw 53 of 85 pitches for strikes. He may have gotten more attention last season if it weren’t for Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong and Brandon Sproat. He was second in the Eastern League in...
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The Mets dropped their April Fools Day contest to the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1. If you’re keeping count, that’s the third extra-innings game out of six to start the season, something that hasn’t happened since the 1980s. So, that’s interesting. Wednesday afternoon was gloomy to begin with, as overcast skies turned to showers as gametime approached. After an hour-long rain...
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Good morning, Mets fans! After taking the season opener in St. Louis on Monday night, the Mets have dropped back-to-back games, losing their three-game set to the Cardinals. Despite another stellar start and overall pitching performance, this time from Freddy Peralta, who put together 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball, the Mets fell short. Their offensive woes continued as a lone Juan Soto homer...
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The bats were cold, the defense was spotty, and Masyn Winn blooped a two-out, walk-off single just out of the reach of Carson Benge in short right field as the Mets suffered a 2-1 loss in 11 innings Wednesday in St. Louis and fell to 3-3 on the season. The Mets went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position. With the bases loaded and one out in the 11th, Brett Baty grounded out, and Marcus...
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Coming off a strong spring training, youngster Elian Peña will headline the 2026 St. Lucie Mets Opening Day roster. The 18-year-old from the Dominican Republic, inked to a $5 million signing bonus in January 2025, slashed .292/.421/.528 with nine home runs and 33 RBIs in 221 plate appearances in the Dominican Summer League last year. He stole 21 bases in 25 tries. He walked the same number of...
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