Last week I had my first spring training experience, three straight days of Mets games in three different Florida locations. Luckily a good friend of mine decided to move from NYC to Jupiter, within a 45 minute drive of all three locations, and is also a huge Mets fan. What else is there do in Florida in March anyway? Day 1: Mets vs. Astros, West Palm Beach At the box office of the brand new...
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The Mets beat the Marlins by a score of 5-0 at Roger Dean Stadium this afternoon in one leg of the split squad matches, while the other half were defeated by the Washington Nationals by a score of 6-0 at First Data Field. Mets 5, Marlins 0 Zack Wheeler turned in an impressive performance in Jupiter against Miami, firing five scoreless innings, while registering three strikeouts and yielding just...
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The New York Mets will play two split-squad games today against two division rivals. At 1:05 PM, Zack Wheeler will face Tom Koehler and the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium. The game will unfortunately not be broadcasted on TV or radio. At 1:10 PM, Seth Lugo and the other half of the Mets will welcome Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals to First Data Field in a game that will be...
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Ty Kelly had experienced Triple-A before. When the New York Mets signed Kelly back in November 2015 to a minor league contract, the Las Vegas 51s were the fifth Triple-A team he’d played for in his professional career. Little did Kelly know that the fifth, not the third time, would be his charm. Selected in the thirteenth round of the 2009 Draft by the Baltimore Orioles, Kelly had been a...
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According to multiple sources including David Lennon of Newsday, Steven Matz got back to throwing today. He first warmed up by throwing long toss at 150 feet before bringing it in to about 70 feet. From there he threw about three simulated innings of about 10-15 pitches each. Mets beat writers report that he was throwing hard and seemed strong. Last Report – Mar 26 Some new and interesting...
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While the Mets had been blessed with good health for most of Spring Training, the injuries are now starting to mount. The latest is Juan Lagares’ oblique strain. Back in 2014, Lagares had a similar injury which cost him 22 games. If this latest oblique strain is similar in nature, he will assuredly begin the season on the disabled list. With the relative unpredictability of oblique...
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