Good morning, Mets fans! In the Home Run Derby, Pete Alonso struggled to find a rhythm and was eliminated in the first round of competition with just 12 home runs, the second-lowest total in the field. After the event, Alonso said he hopes to compete in it again. Alonso is also the Mets’ lone representative in the All-Star Game today, which is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. Latest Mets...
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Monday, July 15, 2024 • 8:00 pm ET Arlington, TX ESPN After a disappointing exit in the first round of the 2023 Home Run Derby to hometown hero Julio Rodríguez, Mets slugger Pete Alonso is back and ready to reclaim his throne. He looks to join Ken Griffey Jr. as the only two players to win the Derby thrice. Pete enters the Derby with a record 195 homers hit during the event. To show how dominant...
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The New York Mets enter the All-Star Break in a very different place from where many believed they would be after the season’s first two months. The Mets looked to be sure-fire sellers, but after getting hot in June and July, the team now finds itself as potential buyers. The question of the hour remains on what the status of Pete Alonso is. Alonso will participate in the 2024 Home Run...
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New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is making a fifth consecutive appearance in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby Monday. He is a two-time champion, winning the competition in 2019 and 2021. Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is the only player to win the Home Run Derby three times. Can Alonso equal that with a title tonight? Watch him take on the competition at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas,...
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With their third selection in the 2024 MLB Amateur Draft, the New York Mets selected RHP Nate Dohm out of Mississippi State, making him the 82nd overall selection. The slot value for the third pick is currently $934,800. Dohm, 21, stands at 6’4 and 210 pounds. He transferred to Mississippi State from Ball State after spending one year with the Ball State Cardinals. He was ranked No. 165 by...
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Monday, July 15, 2024 • 2:00 pm ET Arlington, TX MLB.com ICYMI, the Mets had two picks on Day 1 of the Draft. With the 19th pick in the first round, they selected OF/P Carson Benge out of Oklahoma State. In the second round and with the 46th overall pick, they selected LHP Jonathan Santucci out of Duke. Day two of the Draft is quickly approaching and will encompass rounds 3-10. Then, day three...
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