By Tim Ryder Rawlings handed out their 2019 Gold Glove Awards on Sunday evening during a live announcement on ESPN2. The best fielders in the game have been recognized with this honor celebrating their outstanding glovework each season since 1958. The voting pool is made up of MLB coaches and managers (who can’t vote for their own players), as well as 25 percent of the vote coming from the...
Good morning Mets fans! Zack Wheeler will make his season debut tonight as the Mets look to finish off the series sweep and extend their winning streak to eight games at 7:10 p.m. at Marlins Park. Zack Wheeler will make his season debut against Jarlin Garcia. Last night, the comeback kids clinched the best start in franchise history (9-1) with an 8-6 win over the Miami Marlins. In a...
All of Major League Baseball hit 5,693 home runs in 2000 which, at the time, was the new record. That record stood for 16 years — Until last night. Tigers outfielder Alex Presley tied the record before Royals outfielder Alex Gordon smacked the record-setting blow off Blue Jays pitcher Ryan Tepera. “A pretty cool thing to be a part of,” Gordon said. “I didn’t hit many this year, but I guess...
Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish is reporting that the Colorado Rockies have ramped up their efforts to sign free agent outfielder Gerardo Parra, according to industry sources. Cotillo adds that the two sides are not very close to a deal at this point, as Parra is drawing interest from other clubs, including the Nationals and Angels. Parra put up respectable numbers last year, splitting time...
Hi everyone… I was going to transcribe what Terry Collins had to say to reporters during Media Day at Kauffman Stadium, and about a third of the way through I thought, “There’s nothing new here. Nothing interesting at all. Nothing he hasn’t said a dozen times in the last five days.” Frustrated, I decided to hear what Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost had to say,...
The Society for American Baseball Research doesn’t really sponsor particular statistics, but two years ago, it formed a committee to create a newer, better defensive statistic called the SABR Defensive Index. SABR has periodically released updates of this newly-created stat, and you may find the results interesting. Defensive Index, or SDI combines a number of already established defensive...
CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID WRIGHT! David Wright came from behind to beat Oakland’s Eric Sogard (who?) and win the title of the Face of MLB for the 2014 season. Wright received a round of applause and a standing ovation in the Mets clubhouse after it was announced.
According to John Dewan, Mets center fielder Juan Lagares saved 11 runs last season with his arm. Most Outfield Arm Runs Saved, 2013 Player OF Arm Runs Saved Gerardo Parra 12 Juan Lagares 11 Jose Bautista 9 Adam Jones 7 Leonys Martin 6 Chris Denorfia 6 Carlos Gomez 6 Alex Gordon 6 Jeff Francoeur 5 Juan Perez 5 Norichika Aoki 5 Rookie center fielder Juan Lagares saved the Mets an estimated 11...
After losing a pair of battles with the sun on Sunday, Marlon Byrd took the blame following the Mets’ 6-2 loss to the Royals. “You come to the park and never think you’re going to feel like you’re the reason you lose the game,” Byrd said. “But today, I put that on me.” Both of Byrd’s botched plays came in the the fifth inning that saw the Royals...
Dillon Gee looked sharp and Eric Young Jr. closed with some fireworks as the Mets snapped the Royals’ nine-game winning streak in 11 innings tonight. The Mets got it going right away in the first when David Wright smacked his 16th home run of the year, bringing in Juan Lagares as well to make the score 2-0. The game stayed very quiet for the next six innings. Wade Davis would be done after...
John Harper of the Daily News asked a Mets source if Jon Niese would be enough to land Royals Gold Glove left fielder Alex Gordon. I was stunned to see the response he got. But would they [the Mets] be better off trading Jonathon Niese than Dickey? As a 26-year-old lefthander who is under team control at $5 million-a-year for six more seasons, including two option years, Niese may have more...
