The latest injury update on starting catcher Travis d’Arnaud , who was eligible to come off the disabled list on Monday, continues to be very concerning. Speaking to reporters this evening at AT&T Park, Terry Collins said ew York Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud continues to wear a brace for a left elbow sprain and is not particularly close to being able to shed it and begin baseball...
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Sandy Alderson told reporters in Los Angeles on Friday that it would be “grossly unfair” to put any blame about the the team’s play the last two months on Terry Collins and said there’s been “absolutely no discussion” about whether to fire the Mets manager. Alderson said the injuries that have led to the recent slide were unfortunate but hardly the fault of...
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Last night in Los Angeles, Mets GM Sandy Alderson told reporters that the team has considered promoting outfielder Michael Conforto but that it’s unlikely that it will happen in the near future. “At this point, he’s still in Binghamton and I would expect him to be over there for the near term,” Alderson said. “I don’t want everybody to go out and write that Conforto is coming up here...
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Thousands of baseball books have been published. Millions of baseball stories have been told, every one of them starts with the same basic understanding: two teams, nine innings, balls, strikes, runs, hits and errors. Along the way there are various twists and turns ending in perfect games, no-hitters, walk off home runs and everything in between. No two games are the same, but many are alike....
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It’s that time of the year again when we celebrate the birth of an ideal and of the greatest nation in the world. While we enjoy all the grilling and all the fireworks with our friends and families today, let’s take a moment to remember all the sacrifices that were made to make this celebration of freedom possible. We also want to thank all the service men and women who keep freedom ringing for...
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The Mets (41-40) defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers (45-36) by a score of 2-1 tonight at Dodger Stadium. In the first inning, Curtis Granderson walked to lead off the game, and would advance to second on a ground out from Juan Lagares to give the Mets a chance to score early against Clayton Kershaw. After Daniel Murphy flew out, John Mayberry also walked to put two men on with Lucas Duda coming...
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