It seems like a decade since the Mets were 0-5. The team couldn’t buy a win, losing in every way imaginable, even prompting broadcaster Gary Cohen to say the term “rock bottom” in April. Now, the team is alive and well. The Mets are 7-3 since their dreadful start, taking series from the Reds, Braves, and Royals, and on Monday night won their eighth win in eleven tries. A...
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Monday, April 15, 2024 • 7:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Martín Pérez (1-0, 1.89) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (0-1, 5.40) SNY The Mets are rolling! With Sunday’s win over the Royals, the Mets have won three consecutive series and seven of their last ten games. The schedule for the Mets has been unforgiving to start the year, as many of the teams they’ve faced have overperformed and are rolling...
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MLB announced Monday that Pete Alonso earned National League Player of the Week honors. It’s the fourth time in his career he’s earned the achievement. The Polar Bear hit .429/556/1.603 last week and smashed four homers and seven RBIs. Colton Cowser of the Orioles took home the honors for the American League. It’s noteworthy for Alonso and the Mets, as Pete began the year on a...
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After an impressive series victory against the Royals, the New York Mets (7-8) will host the Pittsburgh Pirates (11-5) for a three-game series. Despite getting off to a horrific start, the Mets have picked it up as of late. They have won each of their last three sets against worthy opponents. Most recently, they just won two out of three games against the Royals in front of an energetic home...
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What a very, very, very special weekend at Citi Field. Not only was one of the best players in franchise history honored, but the New York Mets also clinched the series against the Kansas City Royals on Doc Gooden Day. It is worth repeating that the Royals were red hot coming into Queens. They were winners of seven straight, with the bats causing plenty of damage. However, the Mets again got...
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Finally, Dwight Gooden had his day. The Mets retired his uniform number 16 yesterday at a pre-game ceremony attended by many of his old teammates, including Darryl Strawberry, Jesse Orosco, Mookie Wilson, Howard Johnson and Rafael Santana. His nephew Gary Sheffield, who never played with Gooden, but finished his career with the Mets, was on hand too. His speech started strong, hit a few rough...
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