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The New York Mets on Saturday wore hats of first responders and had their jerseys engraved with an American Flag and 9-11-01 on their sleeve for Saturday night’s game against the New York Yankees.
Members of the Mets and Yankees wore special cleats in remembrance of 9-11 on Saturday night:
- Kevin Pillar’s cleats
- Pete Alonso and Aaron Judge’s cleats, per MLB
Scenes from Saturday night’s pregame ceremonies at Citi Field:
- Per MLB
- Joe Torre (Yankees) and Bobby Valentine (Mets) throw out the ceremonial first pitch
Alexis Farinacci of Metsmerized was on-hand for the 9/11 pregame remembrance ceremonies in Port St. Lucie prior to Low-A St. Lucie’s game against the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Friday night. She shared images of the ceremonies and the scene at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie.
Latest Mets News
As reported by Alexis Farinacci of Metsmerized, Corey Oswalt pitched one inning in a rehab assignment with Low-A St. Lucie on Friday night. He gave up just one hit and no runs, striking out one over the course of 12 pitches thrown (nine for strikes).
Latest Mets Minor League News
Jesse Spector of Deadspin caught up with Members of the 2001 Brooklyn Cyclones team that was scheduled to play for a league championship on September 12, 2001, but never got that opportunity.
Mets Minor League Affiliate Scores from September 4, 2021
- Syracuse Mets 3 Buffalo Bisons 2
- Brooklynn Cyclones 0 Hudson Valley Renegades 7
- Lucie Mets 0 Lakeland Flying Tigers 7
- Binghamton Rumble Ponies 5 Portland Sea Dogs 7
Latest MLB News
As reported by MLB, the Milwaukee Brewers threw the ninth no-hitter of the 2021 MLLB season, which is now a new MLB record.
According to Mandy Bell of MLB.com, after being no-hit on Saturday night, the Cleveland Indians are the first team in MLB history to be no-hit three times in a single season. As reported by Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Zach Plesac has been the starting pitcher for Cleveland in all three of those losses.
The Tampa Bay Rays announced on Saturday that they have placed infielder Wander Franco on the 10-day injured list with right hamstring tightness. They also optioned outfielder Josh Lowe to Triple-A Durham, reinstated outfielder Randy Arozarena from the paternity list, and recalled infielder Taylor Walls from Durham.
Zack Wheeler of the Philadelphia Phillies reached 1,000 strikeouts on Saturday night.
Per MLB, Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hits his 150th career home run. According to MLB Stats, he is the second-fastest hitter to reach 150 career home runs.
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Rich Sparago recalls how baseball helped America recover after 9/11 and throughout history.
Alexis Farinacci recaps Tylor Megill’s Friday night outing against the Yankees that included a career-high 10 strikeouts for Megill in his subway series debut.
Michelle Ioannou and the MMO team remember and recall where they were on 9-11-01.
Thomas Hall discusses how Dominic Smith can soon put to rest his miserable 2021 season.
Mojo Hill recaps Pete Alonso’s and Mike Piazza’s press conferences in which they spoke 20 years after September 11, 2001.
James Villani recaps the Mets 8-7 loss to the Yankees on a night of remembrance and hope.
On This Date in Mets History
1963: Duke Snider addresses Mets fans on his special night at the Polo Grounds on the last time the Giants played at the Polo Grounds.
1965: In his second Major League start, Dick Selma established a franchise record of 13 strikeouts and pitched a full 10-inning game in the Mets 1-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
1969: The Mets swept the Pirates with a pair of 1-0 wins in which Jerry Koosman and Don Cardwell both pitched full games and drove in their respective game’s only run.
1984: Mets right-handed pitcher Dwight Gooden broke the season strikeout record for a rookie with 16 strikeouts.
Birthdays: Luis Castillo (46), Tito Navarro (51), Keith Hughes (58), Mario Ramirez (64), Mickey Lolich (81)
Let’s go Mets!
