Amanda Summa was the youngest competitor in last year’s Anthem Search. The New York Mets today announced they will host the Mets Anthem Search Tuesday, March 24 at Citi Field with the winner performing the National Anthem Friday, September 18 during the Subway Series at Citi Field. Auditions for the general public start at 10:00 a.m. The first 100 performers to arrive at Hodges VIP (first...
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The Mets of recent years, while not experiencing a lot of success at the major league level, have slowly and patiently reconstructed a minor league system that is a consensus top 5 ranked organization. The front office has been patient and careful with this talent, perhaps to a fault. The Mets have been in need of some positional help in 2015 that could have been addressed via trade, but it...
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Here are some injury updates from Port St. Lucie: Catcher Travis d’Arnaud, who cut his left ring finger Sunday did not play, but will make the trip Tuesday to Disney against Atlanta. Lucas Duda was cranking them out Monday in batting practice. Duda, who was sidelined for nearly three weeks with a strained left intercostal muscle, will hit again Tuesday. Second baseman Daniel Murphy...
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After the Marlins trounced the Mets 13-2 on Monday, president and owner Fred Wilpon called Terry Collins into his office for a 20 minute closed door meeting. I thought nothing of it myself when I heard about it, considering how close the two are. But after reading quotes from Collins via Adam Rubin on ESPN New York, maybe there’s more than meets the eye. “He just wanted to talk about the...
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The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins by a score of 13-2 on Monday at Tradition Field. I know, I know, you would have preferred I used words like “mauled” or “demolished” in that opening line… It all looked good for Zack Wheeler after a perfect first inning, but things completely unraveled in the second and he ended up allowing six earned runs in 1 2/3...
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RHP Zack Wheeler makes his Grapefruit League debut this afternoon as the New York Mets take on the Miami Marlins at 1:10 PM at Tradition Field. The Marlins will counter with former Yankee David Phelps. The game will air live on SNY. Wheeler allowed two hits and two walks in 1 2/3 innings in the Mets intrasquad game last Tuesday. His first inning of work was called after two outs because he had...
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