Elian Peña has completed his first professional season in the Mets organization, and he’s finishing with an award in his hands. The 17-year-old shortstop has been named the Dominican Summer League Player of the Month for August. Peña slashed .404/.509/.787 during the month, totaling four home runs and 11 RBIs, as well as four doubles and five stolen bases. Playing 55 games in total this...
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Overall, it was mission accomplished in Detroit for the New York Mets. They took two out of three from the Tigers, who are now the second-best team in the American League. However, another bad outing from a struggling reliever ensured a series sweep was a bridge too far. Nonetheless, the Mets rebounded from an embarrassing series loss to the Marlins and took care of business against a very good...
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Our own Michael Mayer and minor league Tweeter Chase Ford have reported the Mets are calling up prospect Brandon Sproat to start on Sunday vs. the Reds. Sproat’s overall numbers don’t jump off the page – he has a 4.24 ERA and 1.240 WHIP over 121 innings for Triple-A Syracuse. However, most of the damage against him came in his first nine starts of the season, through which he had a...
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It’s pretty clear that Ryan Helsley isn’t having a single ounce of fun right now. The right-handed flame-thrower, long a staple of elite relief pitching, has had a brutal welcome to New York, and Wednesday afternoon was no exception. The Mets dropped the third game of their series to the Detroit Tigers, falling short of the sweep, and Helsley played a big role in letting this one slip away. Down...
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Francisco Alvarez sprained the UCL in his right thumb last month and suffered a small fracture in his left pinky finger when he was hit by a pitch last week. No matter. He hit a 405-foot grand slam Wednesday and caught a whole game for the second straight night (though he did allow a passed ball) in Triple-A Syracuse’s 10-2 win over Buffalo. The Mets are hopeful he can return to the big...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets’ week-long Midwest road trip was off to a hot start as the Amazins took the first two of their three-game set against Detroit. However, a Mets bullpen collapse halted a sweep of the Tigers as Ryan Helsley’s continued struggles turned a one-run ball game into a four-run cushion for Detroit. Kerry Carpenter’s three-run bomb off Helsley sent the...
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