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3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Blast Their Way To Colorado Sweep

It was an offensive explosion in Colorado this weekend for the New York Mets. The Mets leaned on power – a lot of power – to sweep the Rockies. Outside of the series opener, the offense absolutely went off at Coors Field. In the final two games, the lineup combined for 29 hits, 21 runs and nine home runs. You can make a compelling argument that beating up on a bad team was the tonic...

Morning Briefing: Jett Williams Hit on Helmet With Fastball

Good morning, Mets fans! Top Mets prospect Jett Williams got hit in the helmet with a 98 mph pitch on Friday night. He seemed okay walking off but did have to leave the game. Williams is having a resurgent 2025 season with an .831 OPS in Binghamton and will hope to avoid missing time. Latest Mets News The Mets (40-24) defeated the Rockies (12-51) 4-2 on Friday night. Francisco Lindor came off...

Morning Briefing: Lindor Ties Jeter on Home Run Leaderboard

Good morning, Mets fans! After hitting two home runs in Friday night’s game, Francisco Lindor improved his career total to 260, matching him with Derek Jeter on the all-time leaderboard. Lindor is now tied for the fourth-most home runs all-time among players who spent 60 percent of their career playing shortstop. The Mets’ superstar now has 12 home runs on the year and will surpass...

Manaea, Mets Silence Cardinals in 6-0 Win

After losing their series against the Angels, the Mets (59-53) interrupted their West Coast road trip for a one-game stop in St. Louis on Monday to take on the Cardinals (57-56). The matchup between the Wild Card hopefuls needed to be made up from early May when their originally scheduled game was canceled due to rain. Sean Manaea (8-4, 3.30 ERA) and Andre Pallante (4-6, 4.43 ERA) took the...

3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Enter All-Star Break Over .500

The New York Mets are in good shape at the All-Star break. After taking two of three from the Rockies, the Mets are over .500 at 49-46. They are also in sole possession of the third Wild Card berth in the National League. Granted, New York missed the opportunity to sit pretty at the halfway point with 50 wins after dropping the series finale to Colorado on Sunday. However, it was still an...

Morning Briefing: National Baseball Hall of Fame Announces 2024 Class Cap Selections

Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the cap selections for the Hall of Fame class of 2024. Todd Helton and Joe Mauer are naturally going in with Rockies and Twins caps respectively, since those are the only teams they played for during their careers. Manager Jim Leyland, who managed four teams during his career, will go in with a blank cap...

Morning Briefing: Nimmo Makes History in Friday Night’s Game

Good morning, Mets fans! During Friday night’s game, Brandon Nimmo recorded a stat line that has only been achieved four other times since 1901. He went 2-for-2 with two triples and three walks which, before he did it on Friday night, hadn’t been done since 2010 when both Shane Victorino and Dexter Fowler put up the same stat line. Mike Schmidt also did it in 1977. With his...

Lindor, Scherzer Shine as Mets Defeat Rockies 5-2

Earlier this month, the New York Mets lost two out of three at home against the Colorado Rockies. On Friday night, the Mets began a series, this time on the road, with the Rockies hoping to avenge their previous series loss against the team. Game 1 of the series presented a great chance with a favorable pitching matchup for the Mets as Max Scherzer faced off against Connor Seabold. Scherzer...

Senga, Nimmo Shine in Mets 1-0 Win Over Rockies

Coming off of a shocking and disappointing three-game sweep at the hands of the Tigers, the Mets took the field on Friday night looking to right the ship against the Rockies who entered the game on a four-game win streak. Kodai Senga got the start for New York and Antonio Senzatela, making his first appearance since last August, got the start for Colorado. There wasn’t much offense from...

Will The Mets Find Their Offense In The Thin Air Of Colorado?

They say that there is no better way to pick up your offense then playing a series in the fresh thin air of Colorado. Although Coors Field is not the same prolific homerun launching pad it once was, it still ranks right up there with some of the hitters parks like Citizens Bank Park, a haven that has transformed Jayson Werth and Chase Utley into this year’s version of the Bash...

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