The New York Mets wrap up their three-game series against the Atlanta Braves tonight at Citi Field. Bartolo Colon (14-12, 4.15) will be looking for his team leading 15th win of the season and he opposes right-hander Williams Perez (6-6, 5.16) for the Braves in the 7:10 PM rubber match. The Mets will hold a moment of silence prior to tonight’s game to honor Yogi Berra. He was a coach with the...
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Michael Conforto has had an incredible rookie campaign, batting .284 with a .360 OBP and .892 OPS in 161 plate appearances since his promotion from Double-A Binghamton on July 25. His production has also been a significant part of the Mets’ offensive resurgence as his 11 doubles, eight homers and 23 RBI would attest. However, most of that production has come against right-handed pitching...
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Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports says Terry Collins has done enough to merit the Manager of the Year award in the National League. “In a league of Joe Maddon, Clint Hurdle, Mike Matheny and Don Mattingly, who’ve won their games and will get their Manager of the Year votes, nobody’s done more and put up with more and bled more freely than Collins. For a summer, he’s been the best of any of...
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Here’s a quick update on Yoenis Cespedes, who told Maria Guardado of NJ Advance Media that he didn’t run on the play because he disagreed with the umpire’s call. “I didn’t run because I was upset with the umpire,” Cespedes said in Spanish. “I didn’t think that I swung the bat in that moment.” When asked if he was surprised by the fans’...
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Beloved baseball icon and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra died of natural causes on Tuesday at his home in New Jersey. He was 90 years old. The longtime legendary Yankee catcher became a player-coach for the New York Mets in 1965, but only took the field in four games. He was the team’s first base coach during the 1969 season when the Mets won their first World Series. After the death of Gil...
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Former Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone isn’t a fan of the Mets handling of Matt Harvey. Mazzone, who was the Braves pitching coach for 26 years, told Bob Nightengale of USA Today that he never once had to limit a pitcher’s innings like the Mets are doing with Harvey. “I think the thing is totally asinine,’’ Mazzone said. “Come on, you want him to go five innings, and maybe even...
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