The Mets signed outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Tuesday from the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League to a minor league contract. The 34-year-old hit .400 in 40 games for the Ducks and clobbered 12 homers, 35 RBIs and a 1.204 OPS. He was on a franchise-record 28-game hitting streak when he got the call from New York. He will report to Triple-A Syracuse. Sean W. Alcide was first with the news....
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The New York Mets didn’t exactly come firing out of the gates to start the second half of the season. In Miami for a four-game series against the 35-65 Marlins, the Mets had to win the finale to return to New York with a split. Not exactly ideal. It was also an uneven series full of inconsistencies from the offense and pitching. With the race for the Wild Card so tight, dropping two games...
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Monday night was a must-win for the Mets. They entered the night with a 1-2 record against the Marlins in the series and couldn’t afford a series loss to the measly 25-64 Marlins. The club needed something. A spark to get the Mets a win before heading to the Bronx to face their cross-town rivals. And luckily, it was a familiar face that led them to the promise land. Francisco...
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It was a shortened week in the minor leagues as teams returned from the midseason break. Each Mets affiliate team played just a three-game series compared to the usual six games. The Syracuse Mets swept their series, while the St. Lucie Mets got swept in theirs. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Brooklyn Cyclones lost their series, making Syracuse the only team to win at least two of their three...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Bronx portion of the Subway Series begins this evening, with Jose Quintana (4-6, 4.13 ERA) toeing the rubber for the Mets against right-hander Luis Gil (10-5, 3.17 ERA). The Mets swept the two games the teams played in Flushing in June, including a 12-2 beatdown in which they tagged Gil for five runs in 4 1/3 innings. The season series has ended in a split each of...
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The Mets (51-48) entered Monday’s action looking to split their series with the pesty Marlins (35-65), who took two of the first three games of the series. David Peterson (5-0, 3.14 ERA) and Yonny Chirinos (0-2, 6.30 ERA) took the mound and for the eighth consecutive Peterson start, the Mets were victorious with a 6-4 win. After his two home runs on Friday, Jeff McNeil was an offensive...
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