A Dream Turned Reality: Max Kranick Impresses in Spring Debut

Max Kranick grew up a Mets fan. His favorite player? David Wright. On January 12, 2024 he got the call every kid dreams of getting from the team they grew up watching when the Mets claimed him off of waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates and turned his favorite team growing up into the team he would report to work for in February. On Monday, Kranick went from playing against the Mets to putting...

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Morning Briefing: Cardinals Sign Brandon Crawford

Good morning, Mets fans! The Cardinals are signing longtime Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford to a major league deal. The 37-year-old Crawford is expected to be the backup to rookie Masyn Winn while Tommy Edman recovers from wrist surgery. Crawford endured the worst year of his career in 2023, posting a weak .587 OPS and -1.3 rWAR. He finishes his Giants tenure as a three-time All-Star,...

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Acuña, Stuart, Williams Shine in Spring Action

With spring training games officially underway, baseball is officially back. One of the best parts of the early months of camp is seeing the prospects people hear about all year and watching them play with current big leaguers. For the Mets, that includes Jett Williams, Luisangel Acuña, Drew Gilbert, Christian Scott and Nate Lavender, to name a few. Some top prospects have already put on a show...

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Max Kranick, Trayce Thompson Impress in Mets 6-3 Win Over Nationals

The Mets (2-1) traveled to CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on Monday for an intra-division matchup against the Washington Nationals. Max Kranick started the game, his first appearance in a Mets uniform, against Josiah Gray, who silenced the Mets offense in two starts last year (0 ER in 12 IP). Both pitched two clean innings, but after their departures, the Mets were able to take the lead first...

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Spring Training Game Chat: Mets vs Nationals, 1:05 P.M.

Monday, February 26, 2024 • 1:10 PM CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches • West Palm Beach, FL RHP Max Kranick (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Josiah Gray (0-0, -.–) The Mets look to make it two wins in a row this afternoon as they take on the Nationals for the Mets’ first road game of the season. The big story from yesterday’s game was Francisco Álvarez hitting his first home run of the spring....

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