With the return to baseball less than a week away, the New York Mets announced the minor league coaching staffs for all of their full season teams. The Mets recently held a camp for minor league pitchers (and some hitters) in Port St. Lucie and hitters as well. Here are the 2024 Mets minor league coaching staffs: Triple-A Syracuse Mets Manager: Dick Scott (returning for second season) Hitting...
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In an unprecedented move, the GM of the 1988 Mets, Frank Cashen, dismissed the team’s manager right before playing the 1969 Mets and appointed Dilip to take over the team. Dilip decided to go unconventional when setting the Mets lineup. Keith Hernandez would lead off, Darryl Strawberry hit second, Kevin McReynolds went third, Howard Johnson fourth, and Gregg Jefferies fifth. Kevin Elster...
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New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz told a conference call in San Juan that he is ready for a full comeback after missing last season with a patellar tendon in his right knee he hurt while celebrating a win by Puerto Rico over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic last March, according to elvocero.com. “I am 100% ready,” he said in Spanish, according to the...
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Death. Taxes. The Mets need left-handed pitching. Three guarantees in life. Over the last several seasons, the Mets consistently find themselves with limited left-handed options. On the 40-man roster right now, the Mets have four bullpen options that are lefties: Jake Diekman, Joey Lucchesi, Brooks Raley, and Josh Walker. First, this underscores how important the Jake Diekman signing is for the...
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Good morning Mets fans! In an interview with the digital baseball show Foul Territory, former Mets manager Buck Showalter passionately discussed load management. “We had a guy hit a triple and two doubles, and they said he probably needs a day off because he ran too much around the bases,” Showalter said during the interview. “I said ‘What do you want me to tell him? Don’t get anymore hits so...
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Per Mike Puma of the New York Post, there have been talks between outfielder/DH J.D. Martinez’s camp and the Mets. The free agent hit .271/.321/.572 for the Dodgers last season while slugging 33 home runs. Martinez, 36, is a four-time All-Star who would bolster the lineup and perhaps provide protection for Pete Alonso. Mark Vientos, a 24-year-old who hit .211/.253/.367 in 233 plate...
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