MLB announced Tuesday it has reinstated Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, and 15 others—all deceased—who had previously been on the permanently ineligible list due to gambling on baseball. Due to their reinstatement, they are eligible to enter the Hall of Fame. In a statement to Pete Rose’s attorney following the decision, Commissioner Rob Manfred said, “In my view, once...
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It is the month of May and I guess you could say that Francisco Lindor is making Mets fans feel some type of way, especially at Citi Field. The shortstop is 33-for-81 in 20 games at home this year. The 33 hits are a franchise record for “hits through a player’s first 20 home games of a season,” per the New York Mets’ game notes. He is slashing .407/.444/.741/1.185 at Citi...
Read MoreIt is hard to believe that it took until May for Juan Soto to be featured in this column. Well it has finally come, and what a week it was for Juan Soto. Soto went deep three times and drove in six RBIs. He’s been consistently finding his stroke which is a great sign for the Mets. Soto slashed .227 / .308 / .539 with an OPS of .846 from May 6 to May 12, with the first half of the week seeing...
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Jeff McNeil had several direct effects on the Mets’s 4-3 victory Monday night over the Pirates at Citi Field. He drilled a double into the right field corner off Paul Skenes in the fourth inning to tie the game at 1-1. He walked twice. With the game tied at 3 and runners on the corners in the ninth, he started an inning-ending, 4-6-3 double play. Pete Alonso later won the game with a...
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A perfect game was thrown for the first time in Mets minor league history. There were some caveats, as it was a seven-inning game, and it was technically a combined perfect game. However, Jonah Tong pitched for 6 2/3 of the seven innings, only being removed because he was at 99 pitches. TJ Shook recorded the final out to clinch the first-ever Mets minor league perfect game for the Binghamton...
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Good morning, Mets fans! After this past weekend’s series against the Cubs, the Mets are now averaging 37,027 fans per game, which is fifth in the major leagues. Only the Dodgers (51,363), Padres (42,344), Yankees (41,714), and Phillies (41,126) rank ahead of the Amazin’s. In 2024, the Mets ranked 17th in attendance with an average of 29,484 fans, though numbers improved in the...
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