Perhaps the hottest bat in the Mets lineup the last several weeks, outfielder Curtis Granderson was out of the lineup Sunday with hip tightness. After the game, manager Terry Collins said that the outfielder couldn’t swing a bat and was unavailable to play. Granderson, 36, is hitting at a .234/.331/.468 clip with 12 home runs and 34 RBI in 77 games for the Mets in 2017. However, for the...
Read More
The Mets (38-43) fell to the Philadelphia Phillies (27-53) by a score of 7-1 at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon. Despite the loss, the Mets took two out of three in this series. Pitching Rafael Montero pitched well, but had one bad inning in his outing which was his undoing. A sloppy four run second inning resulted in Montero’s fifth loss on the season. In total, Montero allowed four runs on...
Read More
Sunday, July 2, 2017 • 1:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Nick Pivetta (1-4, 5.40) vs. RHP Rafael Montero (1-4, 5.63) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets are making fans believe again! They will go for a sweep this afternoon against the Phillies as they look to win their eighth game in their last nine. METS LINEUP Brandon Nimmo – CF Asdrubal Cabrera –...
Read More
Zack Wheeler’s first three innings on Saturday were great, but once T.J. Rivera booted a grounder in the fourth, the right-hander hit a wall. Things looked positive for Wheeler who returned from the disabled list prior to the start, but his elevated pitch count and lack of control knocked him out of the game before the fourth inning ended. Wheeler allowed two runs, walked two and struck...
Read More
With the floodgates opening today, teams could make their international signings official. The Mets doled out a new team record of $2.1 to No. 3 ranked international prospect Ronny Mauricio, according to MLB.com’s national reporter Jesse Sanchez. The previous record was set when the Mets signed Amed Rosario for a $1.7 million bonus back in 2012. The Mets also came to terms with No. 18...
Read More
With their fourth-round pick in the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft, the New York Mets selected Kennesaw State right-hander Tony Dibrell. Dibrell, 21, has a solid build and frame, standing six-foot-three, and 190 pounds. He features a four-pitch arsenal: fastball, slider, curveball and changeup. His fastball touches 96, but primarily the right-hander sits in the 92-94 m.p.h. range. The young...
Read More
