It looks like there’s a bug going on in the New York Mets locker room. David Peterson had to leave a start because he wasn’t feeling well. Then Jesse Winker missed a few games due to an illness. Now the illness bug has hit another starting pitcher, Griffin Canning. Manager Carlos Mendoza announced that Canning will miss his scheduled start on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins due...
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The battle between Luisangel Acuña and Brett Baty at second base is starting to take a side. For the first week or two, neither really separated themselves, at least at the plate. But that has since changed, as Acuña’s at bats significantly improved in the last week. He is starting to show some of the skills he brought to the table last season. Over his last 16 plate appearances, Acuña...
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Looks like someone is liking the added protection around him! Pete Alonso is off to a hot start for the 2025 season. He is slashing .345/ .464/ .673 for the year so far, with a 1.136 OPS. He has four home runs, one being a grand slam, with 19 RBIs in just 69 plate appearances. Pete is responsible for 29 out of the 61 runs the Mets have scored. That is 48% of their runs! What a start! Below is a...
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Juan Soto entered Monday hitting .250 (13-for-52) in his first 15 games as a Met. He’d gone 13 games without a home run and five without an RBI. He looked cold sporting a hoodie in the Minnesota outfield. By Soto standards, this could qualify as a slump, though a bit of research by MMO’s Patrick Glynn shows that his 11-game stretch entering Monday with an OPS of .683 wouldn’t...
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It hasn’t been the best start to the season for the Mets’ minor league affiliates. Just one team, High-A Brooklyn, has a winning record through the start of the year. However, several minor leaguers are performing well, including A.J. Ewing and Drew Gilbert in St. Lucie. Even in a small sample size, Ewing looks like a breakout candidate this year, while Gilbert has been crushing...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Carlos Mendoza provided some updates on the injury timelines of Sean Manaea, Francisco Alvarez, and Jeff McNeil on Monday. An MRI showed improvement to Manaea’s right oblique, and he’s started to throw off flat ground, but he won’t progress past that for at least another 10 days. Alvarez will join Double-A Binghamton in the next step of his rehab...
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