The Baltimore Orioles officially ushered in the Pete Alonso era on Friday with his introductory press conference at Camden Yards, thus simultaneously bringing his time with the New York Mets to an end. Alonso, who signed a five-year deal worth $155 million with Baltimore during this week’s Winter Meetings, stated that the Orioles checked all the boxes in terms of what he was looking for in...
Pete Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles are finalizing a five-year, $155 million contract, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. The Mets’ all-time home run leader is leaving Queens for the AL East. Per Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Mets never made a formal offer to Alonso as it became clear that he was getting more years and money than they were comfortable with. Alonso has been with the Mets...
Ryan O’Hearn Position: 1B/OF/DH B/T: L/L Player Data: Age: 32 (07/26/1993) 2025 Traditional Stats: 144 G, 544 PA, .281/.366/.437/.803, 133 H, 17 HR, 63 RBI 2025 Advanced Stats: 127 wRC+, 20.0 K%, 10.7 BB%, .330 BABIP, .350 xwOBA, 3.0 fWAR Rundown The 32-year-old Ryan O’Hearn started his big-league career with the Kansas City Royals. The former Sam Houston State Bearkat spent five seasons...
The history of the Mets in the Fall Classic involves some of the most memorable events ever to occur on baseball’s greatest stage. There’s the culmination of a miraculous season and a miraculous comeback that led to a second title, but their three other appearances have also produced milestones that remain special to the franchise. 10. Marathon in Oakland Game 2 of the 1973 World...
The disappointing end to the 2025 season for the New York Mets has been well documented. The team that once owned a league-best 45-24 record not only didn’t hold onto their division lead, but didn’t even make the playoffs. All despite having a clear path to do so on the last day of the season. Following the disappointing season, a lot has been made of what exactly went wrong. One...
Former Mets manager, Davey Johnson, passed away on September 6 at the age of 82. Johnson is best known for leading the 1986 Mets to the second World Series title in franchise history. He holds the distinction of being in uniform at Shea Stadium when the Mets won both of their championships, as he was a member of the Baltimore Orioles in 1969 when the Mets took them down in five games....
The July 31 MLB Trade Deadline was only 17 days ago. However, the New York Mets were extremely busy and saw a lot of prospects, albeit mainly in the lower levels, depart the system. It is way too early to say for sure how New York made out in each of these deals. But, the performances of the departed prospects are always intriguing. Note, all statistics are as of Sunday morning prior to the...
On Friday, the New York Mets announced that they acquired left-handed reliever Gregory Soto from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for pitching prospects Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster. This was the first deal ahead of what projects to be a busy trade deadline for the Mets. Soto, 30 years old, is in his seventh big-league season. After starting his major-league career with the Detroit...
Inclement weather strikes again for the Mets. The Baltimore Orioles announced on Wednesday afternoon that Wednesday night’s scheduled game against the Mets in Baltimore was postponed due to rain. The game is scheduled to be up as part of a split-admission doubleheader on Thursday. Game one is scheduled to begin at 12:05 P.M. ET with first pitch of game two scheduled for 5:05 P.M. David Peterson...
Good morning, Mets fans! Also, good morning to any Knicks fans out there! A good Wednesday for the guys in blue started in Arizona where the Mets took the rubber match against the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 7-1. Despite having some control issues early on, Kodai Senga found the range and went six innings of shutout ball, lowering his ERA to 1.16 on the season. Along with that, Juan Soto...
Danny Coulombe Position: RP B/T: L/L Age: 35 (10/26/1989) 2024 Traditional Stats: 33 G, 29 2/3 IP, 2.12 ERA, 0.674 WHIP, 1-0, 32 SO, 5 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 178 ERA+, 29.9 K%, 4.7 BB%, 2.88 xERA, 2.83 FIP, 2.94 xFIP, 0.5 fWAR Rundown In somewhat of a surprise, the Baltimore Orioles declined the $4 million option of Danny Coulombe earlier in the offseason, making him a free agent. The...
In perhaps the most shocking twist of the offseason thus far, the Arizona Diamondbacks have reportedly signed right-handed pitcher Corbin Burnes to a six-year deal worth $210 million, which includes an opt-out after the 2026 campaign. The New York Post’s Jon Heyman broke the news, while USA Today’s Bob Nightengale revealed that Burnes turned down more money from the San Francisco...
