“You think I made it to the big leagues as a 35th round, senior sign, and Tommy John surgery is going to stop me? You’re crazy. Give me an opportunity and I’ll show what I have, just as I have before.” This is a tweet from former New York Mets right-hander, Chasen Bradford, who has been throwing six times a week this winter, waiting for his next opportunity in the majors....
Good morning Mets fans! The team revealed the designs for all 12 free shirt Fridays in 2018. The first Friday will take place on April 13 while the last one will be on September 28. 🚨 #FreeShirtFriday designs are in! 🚨 Take a peek at our 2018 Free Shirt Fridays. https://t.co/dVK7ej6Z1T pic.twitter.com/wJrE5JRlns — New York Mets (@Mets) January 18, 2018 Latest Mets News A day after...
Chasen Bradford, RHP Player Data: Age: 28, B/T: Right/Right, Free Agency: 2024 2017 Primary Stats: 2-0, 28 G, 3.74 ERA, 1.277 WHIP, 3.87 FIP, 0.8 HR/9, 3.5 BB/9, 7.2 SO/9, 0.3 bWAR, 0.2 fWAR 2018 Salary: Pre-arbitration Grade: B- 2017 Review: Chasen Bradford started 2017 in Triple-A Las Vegas for his seventh minor league season. He spent time in Las Vegas for parts of seasons since 2014....
In a season where the New York Mets were faced with insurmountable injuries and underperformance, the time was as good as any for the front office to call up some of their upper-level prospects to better assess those who could be long-term assets, as the club looks to rebound for the 2018 season. Fans got to witness many major league debuts this season, with top prospects Amed Rosario and...
The New York Mets (67-90) defeated the Atlanta Braves (71-85) by a score of 3-2 in the second game of the double-header tonight at Citi Field. Pitching: Seth Lugo took the mound for the Mets and had his best outing since his return from the disabled list. He went six innings while allowing zero runs, two hits and striking out seven batters. Jerry Blevins replaced him in the seventh inning and...
The New York Mets (66-87) beat the Washington Nationals (92-61) by a score of 7-6 on Friday night at Citi Field. Pitching: Jacob deGrom (15-9, 3.55 ERA) was supposed to start on Friday, but his start was pushed back to Sunday due to nausea and an upset stomach. Robert Gsellman (7-7, 5.22 ERA) pitched in deGrom’s place while on regular rest. Gsellman took a step back from the success he...
The New York Mets (63-84) fell to the Atlanta Braves (67-79) by a score of 3-2 on Friday night at SunTrust Park. They have now lost five straight games. Pitching: Rafael Montero (5-9, 5.05 ERA) got the nod for the Mets in this one. Montero started off well, but fell into trouble in the fifth inning. He left with two outs in the fifth after giving up two runs and then loading the bases. He took...
The New York Mets will try to avoid getting swept by the Chicago Cubs tonight in their series finale in the Windy City and will send Seth Lugo to the mound to face Jen-Ho Tseng in his MLB debut. The game starts at 8:05 p.m and airs on SNY. Last night, the Mets struggled in every way imaginable on their way to a 17-5 loss. After a lead-off home run by Jose Reyes to start the game, Matt Harvey...
The New York Mets (63-82) lost to the Chicago Cubs (79-66) by a score of 17-5 on Wednesday night at Citi Field. Pitching: Matt Harvey (5-4, 5.82 ERA) was on the bump in this game for the third time since coming off the disabled list. He made another poor start as he gave up seven hits, four walks, and five runs while striking out two. Harvey left the fourth inning with the bases loaded and one...
The Mets extended their winning streak to four games as they defeated the Reds 6-1 Saturday night at Citi Field. Pitching Rafael Montero continued his stretch of strong pitching performances Saturday night. Montero played with fire, walking five but was able to limit the damage. Montero allowed only one run on four hits over five innings and struck out five. Chasen Bradford pitched 1.2 hitless...
The New York Mets (58-78) lost to the Houston Astros (83-53) by a score of 8-6 this afternoon at Minute Maid Park. Pitching: Chris Flexen struggled in this one. The young righty allowed seven runs in four innings. He is learning how to pitch in the majors on the fly and will likely need more seasoning in the minors next season. Chasen Bradford relieved him and threw two scoreless innings....
The New York Mets (58-77) fell to the Houston Astros (82-53) 4-1 on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park in the second game of the doubleheader. Pitching: Seth Lugo (5-4, 5.00 ERA) got the nod in this game and began to pitch as well as he has all season. For the first five innings he limited the Astros to five hits, one walk and no runs while striking out six. The wheels fell off in the sixth...
