April 28 The Mets announced that Juan Lagares will play for Triple-A Las Vegas tonight when they take on Reno. April 27 Juan Lagares officially began a rehab assignment on Sunday and went 1-for-4 for the St. Lucie Mets in the Florida State League. Lagares, who was placed on the DL with a right hamstring strain, played center field and batted leadoff for St. Lucie. He is eligible to come off the...
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One of the highlights of Sunday’s 4-0 win over the Marlins was watching outfielder Chris Young blast a shot in the fifth inning that just missed being a home run as the wind drifted foul. Almost everyone thought it was gone, including the pitcher who served it up, Tom Koehler, who turned and watched and then exhaled in relief. But on the 11th pitch of the at-bat, Young would get it right...
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Tip your hat to Terry Collins. Prior to the the three-game set with the Miami Marlins, Collins was faced with a brutal opening 22 game schedule segment, a different closer in each of the first three weeks of the new season, the loss of his best defensive player, Juan Lagares, who was also the team’s hottest hitter, a career long hitting slump by new acquisition Curtis Granderson and, for the...
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What an incredible start to the Mets season as they head to Philadelphia with a 14-11 record, good enough for second place in the very tough National League East. The hits have been scant, the runs have been scarce, but this team keeps chugging along. “If you have the pitching, anything can happen,” David Wright said after Sunday’s win over the Marlins. “You don’t...
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Dillon Gee delivered his best effort of the season on Sunday, tossing eight shutout innings against the Miami Marlins to help the Mets take the series two games to one. Gee, who celebrates his 28th birthday today, struck out five and confounded the Marlins with his signature changeup and a slider that’s become a great out pitch for him. “It was one of those good days,” Gee...
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The Mets (14-11) defeated the Marlins (11-14) by a score of 4-0 on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. Dillon Gee got the start for New York and was outstanding, throwing 8 scoreless innings of 3-hit ball while walking 4 and striking out 6. The Mets struck first in the bottom of the second, when Tom Koehler walked Daniel Murphy and hit Chris Young to set the table for Lucas Duda. Lucas drove one to...
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