MMO Readers, you know that in addition to covering Spring Training, we’ve also been covering the WBC, like this team preview of the United States. Of course, we have to share our thoughts on the WBC with you all, too! Here’s who we think is going to win it all, and who we think will be named MVP. Before we get into it, we also want to quickly share that we have some new WBC merch up...
Alex Rodriguez did it twice. Derek Jeter, Cal Ripken Jr., and Ernie Banks never did it. With his home run Wednesday, Francisco Lindor became the first shortstop in MLB history to have three seasons of 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases. (Bobby Witt Jr. might join him next season.) And he’s not satisfied. “It brings a smile to my face because it would be a dream,” he told ESPN,...
Walk-off heroics were the series’ theme for the New York Mets against the Orioles. Twice, the Mets beat Baltimore in walk-off fashion to take two out of three from Baltimore. As a result, crucial ground was made up in the race for a Wild Card spot. Furthermore, New York further highlighted its postseason credentials by beating the Orioles, one of the best teams in baseball. On that note,...
Monday, July 15, 2024 • 8:00 pm ET Arlington, TX ESPN After a disappointing exit in the first round of the 2023 Home Run Derby to hometown hero Julio Rodríguez, Mets slugger Pete Alonso is back and ready to reclaim his throne. He looks to join Ken Griffey Jr. as the only two players to win the Derby thrice. Pete enters the Derby with a record 195 homers hit during the event. To show how dominant...
Good morning, Mets fans! The 2024 MLB Home Run Derby field was officially set Wednesday as the final two spots were filled for the eight-man event. Earlier in the day, MLB announced that Rangers slugger Adolis García would be participating in the derby for the second year in a row. Shortly after, during last night’s Phillies-Dodgers game on ESPN, while mic’d up, Teoscar Hernández...
Sean Manaea didn’t have it. Starling Marte couldn’t catch it. Francisco Lindor whiffed – in the field on a tag attempt. Salvador Perez homered and drove in four runs to lead the Kansas City Royals (10-5) to an 11-7 win over the New York Mets (6-8) at Citi Field. Manaea (1-1) entered the game with an ERA of 0.82 and left with it at 4.30. He went 3 2/3 innings, giving up eight...
Saturday, April 13, 2024 • 1:40 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Alec Marsh (0-0, 3.09) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (1-0, 0.82) SNY The Mets will try to get back to .500 this afternoon as they take on the Royals for game two of their three-game set. The Mets started the season 0-5 and since have gone 6-2. The final piece that has fallen into place for the Mets the last two games has been hitting. The...
Good morning, Mets fans! Brandon Nimmo told Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman on The Show that he thinks Pete Alonso “wants to and should stay a Met.” Nimmo also praised Alonso for being a positive influence in the team’s clubhouse and spoke about his own experience in free agency, when he chose the Mets over other suitors. Nimmo also mentioned that David Stearns approached him about...
Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Monday that the Kansas City Royals and star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. are in agreement on an 11-year, $288.7 million extension. The deal, which includes opt-outs after the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth years, is the largest contract in franchise history. Witt’s contract also includes a club option after the eleventh year that would add on an additional three...
Good morning, Mets fans! Kodai Senga is expected to arrive in Port St. Lucie earlier than most of the Mets’ pitching staff, Mike Puma of the New York Post reported Sunday. Puma said it should be “today or tomorrow,” which would mean Senga will likely be there by the end of Monday. Senga spent the offseason back home in Japan, and his early arrival is to help him reacclimate to...
