Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, it was reported that Justin Verlander will be making his first rehab start of the season as he works his way back to the big league roster. Just like in 2023, Verlander started the season on the shelf. This time, it was due to shoulder inflammation that he was feeling early on in spring training. However, Verlander’s return seems to be right around...
Plagued with injuries and needing to add bats to their organization, the New York Mets made a trade on Tuesday evening, acquiring outfielder Cameron Maybin from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash considerations. Maybin, an MLB veteran and member of the 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros roster, is no stranger to the big leagues. He was drafted in the first round of the 2005 MLB draft...
Four hours after The New York Post learned the Mets aren’t guaranteeing a rotation spot to Michael Wacha, the lanky right-hander helped his case with a successful spring training outing. Wacha pitched two scoreless frames to open up the game for the Amazin’s. In the first inning, he retired Cameron Maybin and Jonathan Schoop before getting into trouble. Miguel Cabrera laced a single...
First it was Seth Lugo with a (minor) injury. Now, it’s J.D. Davis. And we are only a few days into Spring Training. During Tuesday’s game against the Tigers in Lakeland, Davis injured himself while diving for a ground ball single off the bat off Cameron Maybin while at third base. He stayed down on the ground for a few minutes and trainers came out to look at him. Davis did get back...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets will host their annual Christmas party on Wednesday. Brandon Nimmo will be dressed as Santa Claus while J.D. Davis will be in elf attire. Latest Mets News Zack Wheeler already has one offer of at least $100 million, according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. The Mets entered the winter in a bit of a payroll predicament and are looking for ways to resolve it,...
Good morning Mets fans! Steven Matz (2-3, 3.80 ERA) led the New York Mets (25-21) to a 5-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers (31-20) on Thursday night at Miller Park. Matz had his best start of the season as he fired six shutout innings. Asdrubal Cabrera and Wilmer Flores provided four of the five runs of the game. Brandon Nimmo had a fantastic night as he went 4-for-4 with a walk and two runs...
When Justin Turner walloped a walk-off home run in the National League Divisional Series 29 years to the day of Kirk Gibson’s famous dinger it felt like a sign that the Dodgers were the team fated to hoist the Fall Classic Trophy. But Los Angeles was competing against a team from Houston whose destiny was etched in metal the moment their city was leveled by a devastating storm. Wednesday night,...
One manager pulled his starter too soon, the other saw his perfect closer cough up the lead and the blue crew bullpen that banked a streak of 28 scoreless innings succumbed to an Astros’ team that’s not buying into the hoopla of the Dodgers destiny. Wednesday night at Chavez Ravine Houston’s stars staged a stunning comeback to beat Los Angeles 7-6 in an 11-inning slugfest that may go...
The Houston Astros advance to their first ever ALCS, as starting pitchers were the new relievers in the playoffs at Fenway Park Monday afternoon. It was a heartbreaking 5-4 loss for a Boston team all too familiar with a big comeback when on the brink of elimination. A day after David Price saved the Red Sox season with four scoreless innings, Chris Sale looked to mimic his pitching pal until...
The Astros made Chris Flexen look exactly like he is at the moment: a Double-A pitcher throwing to MLB hitters. He struggled to the tune of allowing seven runs on nine hits to go along with two walks. He also only was able to strike out one batter in his four innings of work. The Mets actually got out of the gates hot and scored two runs in the first inning. However, Flexen gave one of those...
After taking the first two games of the series, the Mets quickly reverted back to the losing business as Mike Trout and company routed New York for a dozen runs – eight of which knocked starter Tommy Milone off the mound in the second. Sunday at Citi Field the Angels literally walked all over Mets pitching, with five of the nine batters that had been gifted a free pass being driven to the...
