As the weather continues to heat up, so does Brandon Nimmo. The left fielder has been quietly heating up again for the Mets and was monumental in another win this season. On Monday against the Cardinals, Nimmo stepped up to the plate tied 3-3. The Cardinals had just erased a 3-0 deficit in the bottom of the sixth against Sean Manaea, and the Mets were in danger of coughing up the lead and a win...
Nate Lavender, one of the Mets’ best relief pitcher prospects, will likely need elbow surgery, a source told Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. The lefty, who struck out 86 in 54 1/3 innings combined at Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse last season, has ligament damage in his left elbow. The 24-year-old went on the Triple-A injured list this week with an injured elbow. He is scheduled to...
There’s been a boatload of talk about Brett Baty’s potential role with the New York Mets in 2023. That picture is now starting to get a little clearer as we edge closer to the start of spring training. Ranked as the No. 2 overall prospect in the Mets farm system by Baseball America, Baty earned his first big leagues call-up last summer. He made an instant impression after hitting a...
Starling Marte (fractured right middle finger) is optimistic that he can return in time for the Braves series next weekend and hopes to start hitting and throwing today, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. The Mets have been without Marte since September 6 due to the right fielder fracturing his right middle finger after being struck by a pitch. Since the injury, the Mets have had a rotating door...
The Mets may not have gotten the call to play ball for their 2021 season yet, but one of their big acquisitions is already working towards his Mets debut. Carlos Carrasco, the other piece of the Francisco Lindor trade with Cleveland, is working his way back from a torn right hamstring he suffered during workouts in mid-March. The injury was described as a Grade 1 strain and occurred while he was...
On July 21, 2004, a 21-year-old top prospect from Virginia made his major league debut for the team he grew up rooting for. Batting seventh and playing third base, David Wright began a career that seemed destined for eventual enshrinement into the hallowed halls of Cooperstown. Showcasing extra-base power – with his trademark hits to right-center field – along with good speed on the...
On the Mets last off day of the 2020 season, I reached out to folks that cover the team and asked them a variety of questions. Here’s what they had to say: What do the Mets do long-term with Amed Rosario? Anthony DiComo: At some point, the Mets are going to have to trade a shortstop. I don’t know if that’s Rosario, Gimenez or Mauricio, but it’s hard to see all three...
Good morning, Mets fans, we hope you enjoyed your Labor Day weekend! Michael Wacha takes the mound for the Mets tonight as they open a two-game series against the Baltimore Orioles at 7:10 pm EDT. SNY and MASN 2 will have the coverage of tonight’s matchup. Mets vs Phillies The Mets dropped a heart-breaker to the Philadelphia Phillies last night, losing 9-8 in extra innings. Erasmo Ramirez threw...
