After a slow first week of the season, Brandon Nimmo found his swing on Monday in Atlanta. The breaking-out party started in the first at-bat of the game. In classic fashion, Nimmo worked a 3-1 count against Charlie Morton, then lined a fastball into left field for a single. It was a great sign from Nimmo, who came into Monday’s matchup batting .103. The single, however, was only a...
Good morning, Mets fans! Francisco Álvarez exited Sunday’s game against the Phillies in the seventh inning after he took consecutive foul balls off his left hand. Buck Showalter said after the game that Álvarez has a finger contusion and that X-rays came back negative. This is the second time this month that Álvarez has had to leave a game early after getting struck by a foul ball. Latest...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets-Braves game scheduled for Sunday was postponed due to inclement weather. It will be played as a doubleheader Monday with Game 1 to begin at 1:10 p.m., and Game 2 scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Latest Mets News Per Justin Toscano of AJC, the Atlanta Braves will pitch Spencer Strider in Game 1 of this afternoon’s doubleheader between the Mets and Braves; Charlie Morton...
It was do or die time for the New York Mets (98-61) Sunday night at Truist Park. With their NL East chances hanging in the balance, New York faltered for the third-straight night. They lost to the Atlanta Braves (100-59), 5-3. In doing so, all but eliminating the chance of capturing a division title. For the first time in the series, the Atlanta Braves struck first. In the first inning, Dansby...
Sunday, Oct 2 • 7:08 P.M. ET Truist Park • Atlanta, GA RHP Chris Bassitt (15-8, 3.27) vs. Charlie Morton (9-6, 4.29 ERA) ESPN • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 Tonight is a must win game for the Mets if they want a shot at winning the NL East title. After Saturday’s loss, the Mets are now one-game back and in second place. A win tonight would tie the division again and give the Mets the season...
The Mets (75-40) are taking on the Braves (70-46) in Atlanta for a four-game series. This is the Mets second of three series in a row against their division rival Braves and Phillies. The last time the Mets and Braves faced off at Citi Field, the Mets won four of five games. The Mets currently hold the advantage in the season series, as they have won every series against the Braves this season...
It’s crunch time for the New York Mets (53-33) as they head to Atlanta to take on the Braves (52-35). The Braves had a historic month of June, going 21-6 and making up a ton of ground on the Mets, who once led the division by ten and a half games. The Mets’ lead is now down to a game and a half. At the end of this three-game series, the Mets will either find themselves still in first place in...
Per an industry source, the New York Mets have begun doing their due diligence in the mid-rotation free-agent market, touching base with three veteran starters — right-handers Charlie Morton and Corey Kluber, and southpaw Mike Minor — as options to fill out their front five. With Jacob deGrom and Marcus Stroman — who accepted the Mets’ $18.9 million qualifying offer last...
With billionaire Steve Cohen officially taking over ownership, a new era has finally begun for the New York Mets and it couldn’t come at a better time, as the team is looking to transform its roster into a championship contender over the offseason in hopes of making the playoffs in 2021. While the front office must make some significant changes to the Mets’ position player group,...
Good morning Mets fans, and welcome back to another edition of the hot stove rumor roundup! It was a slow Sunday, and another day without a noteworthy big-league transaction. But fear not, for there are still reports to dig into. Astros Gunning for Paxton Add the Astros to the mix of competitive teams looking to swipe lefty James Paxton from the Seattle Mariners’ hands. Ken Rosenthal of...
Patrick Corbin Position: LHP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: July 19, 1989 (29) Traditional Stats: 11-7, 3.15 ERA, 33 G, 33 GS, 200 IP, 246 SO, 1.050 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9, 11.1 SO/9 Advanced Stats: 137 ERA+, 2.47 FIP, 4.6 bWAR, 6.3 fWAR In 2010, Patrick Corbin was dealt to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a four-for-one package that sent Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. At the time, Corbin was...
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,...
