Mets fans it’s that time of year again. There may be snow on the ground but baseball season is right around the corner. Pitchers and catchers report in two days, with exhibition games starting two weeks later. Mets fans will get to hear the beloved Gary Cohen’s voice early this year. Via a tweet from MLB.com’s Anthony Dicomo, SNY has announced that they will broadcast 15 Mets spring...
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The New York Mets have traded right-handed pitcher Gabriel Ynoa to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations. The move creates the 40-man spot needed for recently re-signed Fernando Salas when his deal becomes official. Ynoa, 23, made his Major League debut in 2016 with the Mets in a relief appearance. He would go on to have a 6.18 ERA and 1.80 WHIP 10 games (3 starts) that covered 18.1...
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In 2015 with the season hanging on by a thread, the Mets went out and made a couple of moves. The most notable of course was Yoenis Cespedes, however the first of those deals was to bring in utility man Kelly Johnson. Johnson was a good pickup for the Mets as he got some big hits in big spots, and hit .250/.304/.414 with five home runs and 13 RBIs in 128 at-bats. At the end of the season he...
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The Mets’ excitable left-handed reliever, Josh Smoker, had traveled quite the path before making his Major League debut on August 19th, 2016 in San Francisco against the Giants. A first-round pick of the Washington Nationals back in 2007, Smoker struggled with shoulder issues over the years before finally finding his health and making it to New York to pitch on the grandest stage of them...
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One of the most common baseball cliches this time of year is the old “best shape of his life” descriptor. Sometimes it’s true and sometimes it’s all hype to feed an otherwise empty news cycle. In a detailed profile of Noah Syndergaard written by Ben Reiter of Sports Illustrated, it is revealed that the old cliche might just be true for the young right-hander. According to...
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The Mets announced on Thursday that infielder Ty Kelly has been designated for assignment in order to make room on the 40-man roster for lefty Jerry Blevins, whose one-year deal became official today. Kelly, 28, was originally drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 13th round of the 2009 first-year player draft, but didn’t break into the big leagues until he made his MLB debut with the...
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