Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell made headlines Saturday after he knelt during the National Anthem at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. Neither the Mets nor opponent Washington Nationals followed suit Sunday afternoon, a notion that New York’s manager Terry Collins is “proud of.” “I’ve got to tell you, I’m not a big political guy, not by any stretch of...
Read More
Sunday, September 24, 2017 • 1:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Max Scherzer (15-6, 2.59) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (15-9, 3.55) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 New York is 3-7 in its last 10 games. New York is 34-42 at Citi Field this year. The Mets fell to 2-8 in extra inning games (1-5 at home) and 19-23 in one-run games. New York is a season high-tying 22 games under...
Read More
The return of Noah Syndergaard this season seemed improbable at times. Even if it was possible, it didn’t seem plausible. The Mets have been out of contention for some time now and rushing the ace back didn’t seem necessary. However, the fireballer was persistent and fought his way back, pitching Saturday in his first game since April 30. “I felt really good out there. I put in a lot...
Read More
The Mets will send Jacob deGrom to the mound in a duel against Max Scherzer for the series with the Washington Nationals. The game starts at 1:10 p.m. and will air on SNY. Last night, the Mets welcomed the return of Noah Syndergaard. He pitched one inning, needing only five pitches to get through it while allowing one hit. However, the Mets still lost by a score of 4-3. Matt Harvey replaced him...
Read More
Former Met second baseman Daniel Murphy struck again as his solo shot in the tenth inning handed the Mets a 4-3 loss to the Washington Nationals, tonight at Citi Field. Pitching Noah Syndergaard returned to the mound for the first time since April 30th. Syndergaard tossed a scoreless inning, and topped out at 99 MPH with his fastball. For the first time in his career, Matt Harvey came on in...
Read More
Michael Conforto stood in the Mets clubhouse Saturday afternoon prior to the team’s match with the Washington Nationals and spoke with reporters about his prognosis. Arm in sling, Conforto said that he can’t guarantee he will be ready for Opening Day, but he is going to do everything he can. “The general outline is six months, that’s what both doctors said,”...
Read More
