Good morning, Mets fans! Game 1 of each National League and American League Division Series will take place today. In the AL, the Rangers and Orioles will get underway at 1:00 p.m. ET before the Twins and Astros start their matchup at 4:45 p.m. ET. Both games will be broadcast on FS1. The NL will feature a pair of divisional matchups, with the Phillies and Braves playing at 6:00 p.m. ET before...
Good morning, Mets fans! General manager Billy Eppler spoke on Friday about Mark Vientos and why he has not been called up to the major league club yet despite a scorching hot start in Triple-A. Eppler noted that there are several factors that play into it such as Vientos’ development and usage, but said a potential promotion is “definitely on our radar and something we’re...
Good morning, Mets fans! Edwin Díaz was a recipient of the New York Baseball Writers 2022 Good Guy Award. He was honored at the BBWAA dinner, as posted by MLB. Latest Mets News The Mets posted a teaser of an ad they will be running during the 2023 NFL Super Bowl on Fox 5 New York entitled, “Something Amazin’ Awaits!” Latest MLB News Per Bob Kendrick of the Negro League Baseball Museum, the...
Dwight Gooden was the No. 5 overall draft pick in 1982 and quickly climbed the minor league ranks in 1983. Still, it was impossible to conceive this kind of a first season—one which easily earned him the National League Rookie of the Year. No Mets pitcher—not Tom Seaver, not Jacob deGrom, and not Matt Harvey—began his career with a better blend of fanfare and success than “Dr. K.” He...
Good morning, Mets fans! Sandy Alcantara won the NL Cy Young award and Justin Verlander won the AL Cy Young award. Both won the award unanimously, as all 30 BBWAA first-place votes were for the winners of each league. Verlander is the eleventh pitcher in MLB history to earn three or more Cy Young awards. This season, he posted an 18-4 record with an MLB-leading ERA of 1.75 and an MLB leading...
No statistic has had a greater fall from grace in the past decade than pitching wins. Once considered a measurement for excellence on the mound, its descended into near irrelevance. Rotations have expanded, relievers have gained prominence, and starters have become less influential on their fate. If there were still hangers-on desperately carrying a torch for the worth of victories prior to...
Jeff McNeil has won the National League Silver Slugger award at second base. McNeil deserving won the award after having one of the best bounce-back seasons of all time. After batting.251 with an 87 OPS+ in 2021, McNeil led the NL with a .326 batting average and finished with a 140 OPS+. The other candidates nominated for the award were Ketel Marte, Jake Cronenworth, Brendan Rodgers, and Kolten...
Good morning, Mets fans! Francisco Lindor has been named the 2022 Marvin Miller Man of the Year by the Major League Baseball Players Association. For the award, players were asked to vote for the player they “most respect based on his leadership on the field and in the community.” In addition to being an involved and vocal leader on the field, Lindor has done plenty of work for his...
The catcher position has long been a topic of discussion in Mets circles due to constant underperformance and a perceived lack of high-end talent, but that narrative may be about to change. Top prospect Francisco Álvarez is a beacon of hope for the future and has the potential to be a stalwart, but we shouldn’t be forgetting about the value that Tomás Nido brings to the table either,...
The Major League Baseball Players Association has announced Francisco Lindor as a finalist for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year award. The Marvin Miller award was created in 1997 as a players’ choice award and recognizes the outstanding on and off-field performances of players. The award is named after Marvin Miller, who was the MLBPA executive director from 1966 to 1982. Miller...
Louisville Slugger announced the finalists for the 2022 Silver Slugger Awards on Thursday with five players from the New York Mets being nominated. Five Mets are finalists, but they are up for six awards because Jeff McNeil is a finalist at second base and utility. Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, Starling Marte, and Francisco Lindor are the other Mets’ finalists. Silver Slugger Award winners...
Mets first baseman Pete Alonso was named one of the eight nominees for the NL Hank Aaron Award, which is given to each league’s best offensive player. Playing in 161 of the Mets’ 162 games, Alonso mashed 40 home runs and set the team’s single-season RBI record with 131. He also scored 95 runs, had a 143 wRC+ (nearly identical to his record-setting rookie season), stole five...
