Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday night, another Dodger made history, however, this time it wasn’t from their two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani. Instead, it was future Hall of Famer and lifelong Dodger Clayton Kershaw, who became the 20th member of the 3,000 strikeout club. The left-handed hurler also became only the fifth pitcher to tally all 3,000 strikeouts with one team as the MVP...
After a thrilling win in extra innings on Monday, the Mets (38-23) and Dodgers (37-24) again went to extra innings on Tuesday, with the Mets blowing a ninth inning lead for the second straight night. This time around, the Mets weren’t so fortunate. After failing to score in the top of the 10th, the Mets surrendered the winning run in the bottom of the inning to fall 6-5. Max Muncy, who is...
Good morning, Mets fans! Tuesday night’s loss to the Red Sox in Boston marked the Mets’ first three-game losing streak of the season and pushed them a game and a half back of the Phillies for the division lead. After only scoring 10 runs in their last seven games, New York put half that run total up in Wednesday night’s win against Boston. Brett Baty drove in three runs from...
Good morning, and happy Fourth of July, Mets fans! The Dodgers have placed left-hander Clayton Kershaw on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder soreness, backdated to June 30. The club has recalled righties Gavin Stone and Michael Grove from Triple-A, and optioned southpaw Victor Gonzalez. Kershaw was recently named to his 10th All-Star Game, and he sports a 2.55 ERA/3.54 FIP with 105...
The Mets lost to the Dodgers 5-0 on Tuesday night, facing a vintage Clayton Kershaw who mirrored his greatness from the past. It was his 200th career win for the Dodgers. Meanwhile, Tylor Megill received the start for the Mets, battling through five innings with his usual control issues. The Dodgers wasted no time and struck against Megill in the bottom of the first. Freddie Freeman got the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Free agency is upon us and teams can now negotiate and sign players without restriction. The Mets have been active so far by locking up closer Edwin Diaz, along with picking up options of Carlos Carrasco, John Curtiss and Daniel Vogelbach. The team has also been linked to left-handed pitcher Andrew Heaney, according to Tim Healey of Newsday. The 31-year-old lefty, who...
The Mets’ biggest need this offseason is pitching. Jacob deGrom will opt out of his deal, Chris Bassitt will likely decline his 2023 option, Taijuan Walker will do the same, and the bullpen will likely see above 50% turnover with Edwin Diaz, Seth Lugo, Trevor May, Mychal Givens and others all entering free agency. So who is available for the Mets to sign? We’ll do more in-depth looks...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 • 4:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Clayton Kershaw (7-3, 2.64) vs. RHP Chris Bassitt (11-7, 3.34) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 The Mets took game two yesterday! In a possible postseason series preview, the Mets took the second game of the series yesterday 2-1 behind a two-run homer from Starling Marte and an excellent day for Mets pitchers. Jacob deGrom looked...
Good morning, Mets fans! Jacob deGrom pitched a gem Wednesday night against the best offense in baseball (in terms of team batting average, team OPS, and runs per game). Jacob deGrom was able to last seven innings and gave up a single earned run and three hits while striking out nine batters. Additionally, Brandon Nimmo made an incredible catch to preserve the Mets’ 2-1 lead in the seventh...
For nine games in the 2015 postseason, Daniel Murphy was the best hitter on the planet. In five games against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series and another four against the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series, Murphy hit seven home runs and drove in 11 runs to help lead the Mets to their first World Series appearance in fifteen years. Anything can...
UPDATE: 3/14/22, 2:02 PM EST Let’s catch up on some news and notes from this morning, shall we? Brad Hand will join the Phillies bullpen on a one-year, $6 million deal Sean Doolittle returns home to the Nationals on a one-year deal Ian Kennedy signed an incentive-laden contract with the Diamondbacks that could be worth up to $7 million. There was also a report that came out indicating...
After the New York Mets dropped more than $250 million via free agency prior to the lockout, it’s safe to assume many Mets fans had one thought in mind: a return to the playoffs in 2022. When looking at the team’s 2021 performance, it’ll take a significant jump in results to go from a 77-85 club to one that plays postseason baseball. As everyone knows, the Mets have reached the...
