Luis Severino, Mark Vientos Shine in Mets Walk-Off Win

Joe Suozzi hit a sacrifice fly to score Rowdey Jordan to lift the Mets (9-8) to a 6-5 walk-off victory over the Houston Astros at Clover Park. Pitcher Dedniel Núñez, who doesn’t figure to make the Opening Day roster, surrendered four runs in the top of the ninth to set the stage for Suozzi’s heroics. Seventeen games into spring training, the Mets’ pitching looked ready. Luis...

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Padres to Acquire Dylan Cease for Reliever, Three Prospects

The San Diego Padres are finalizing a trade to acquire pitcher Dylan Cease from the Chicago White Sox, sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN. The White Sox will receive reliever Steven Wilson and three of the Padres’ top 10 prospects, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Cease, 28, was in trade rumors all winter after pitching to a 4.58 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 3.72 FIP in 2023. It was a down...

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Spring Training Game Chat: Astros vs Mets

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 • 6:10 PM Clover Field • Port St Lucie, FL RHP Cristian Javier (2-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Luis Severino (1-0, 0.00) SNY If the current pattern holds true, the Mets should lose today’s game. After winning the first game of spring, the Mets lost four games in a row, then won four in a row, then lost four in a row, then won four games in a row. Currently, they have lost three in...

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MMO Will Have Free Live Stream of Spring Breakout Game

On Friday, the New York Mets and Washington Nationals will play the Spring Breakout game at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, starting at 3:10 p.m. ET. MMO will have a free live stream of the game in our Spring Breakout Game Chat that will be posted at 2:00 p.m. ET on Friday. Major League Baseball created the inaugural Spring Breakout games to highlight top prospects from all 30 organizations....

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José Quintana Named Opening Day Starter

Updated Post – March 13 at 3:05 PM The New York Mets announced on Wednesday that veteran left-hander José Quintana would get the start on Opening Day. The Mets are hosting the Milwaukee Brewers on March 28 for 2024 Opening Day, with  first pitch scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET. Quintana is the first left-hander to get the Mets’ Opening Day nod since Jon Niese in 2013. Original Post...

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Two JD or No JD? That is the Question

Let’s pick a JD. The Mets are reportedly linked to a pair, Martinez and Davis. (JD Drew is 48; there is no word on whether he plans to come out of retirement.) Martinez hit 33 homers and .271/.321/.572 last season (479 plate appearances) with the Dodgers. He has been in three consecutive All-Star games and six in his career. Per Fangraphs, he projects to hit 22 homers in 504 PAs this year...

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