Neil Walker has homered in back-to-back games and has four homers in his last eight games. It’s the fifth time this year Walker has homered in consecutive games, the most times he’s done so in a single season during his career. Walker has never hit a home run in three straight games. Walker’s 22 home runs are the second-most he’s hit in his career. He had a career-high 23...
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There were a number of reasons why the Mets made the move for Jay Bruce. There was the obvious reason that Bruce was the major league RBI leader and he was hitting well with runners in scoring position. His addition was meant to address the team’s issues in those areas. The Mets also obtained Bruce as Yoenis Cespedes insurance, not just for this year with Cespedes’ quad, but also for...
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Mets RHP Zack Wheeler will have his elbow examined by Dr. Andrews on Wednesday, Mets assistant GM John Ricco told reporters last night in Arizona. As was previously reported, Wheeler felt some elbow discomfort after making his rehab appearance on August 6. “He felt it after that one initial outing,” Ricco said of Wheeler’s elbow soreness. “He still felt some soreness a...
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Since 2001, the Brooklyn Cyclones have been the Mets short season single A affiliate. While one of the lowest rungs on the minor league ladder isn’t exactly the first place many would look to find can’t miss ballplayers, 52 major leaguers including current Mets Wilmer Flores, Jose Reyes and Hansel Robles all made an early stop in Brooklyn on their road to the show. This past week,...
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It has been a frustrating start for Jay Bruce in New York. With not much protection around him, he has been exposed at the plate and has struggled since joining the Mets. Prior to being traded to New York, Bruce was having a tremendous offensive campaign. He had been hitting to a .265/.316/.559 slash with 25 homers and 80 RBI in 97 games with the Cincinnati Reds. Bruce seemed well on his way to...
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On Monday night, the Mets dropped their fourth consecutive game to the lowly Arizona Diamondbacks. Bartolo Colon was not making the pitches he normally does and put the team in an early 3-0 hole in the first. The Mets went on to lose 10-6 as the pitching was unable to stop the last place D-Backs. “I think my pitches weren’t great this time, and they were kind of taking advantage of that,” Colon...
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