Tag: Craig Kimbrel

3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Swept By Cubs As Woes Continue

The New York Mets are making headlines for all the wrong reasons. After being swept by the Cubs in Chicago, the Mets have now lost 11 consecutive games and are 7-15 on the season. That’s tied for the worst record in all of baseball. Furthermore, the Mets rank last in a number of statistical categories, including the most important one: runs. They also look incompetent in almost every...

3 Up, 3 Down: Struggles Continue As Mets Swept By A’s

It was not a good weekend in New York baseball. And it was an especially tough weekend for the New York Mets. The Mets were swept by the A’s in a series where their offense again failed to show up. Poor pitching and mental lapses also defined all three games. As a result, the Mets have now lost five straight and have dropped to 7-9 on the year. Furthermore, they have scored just nine runs...

Mets DFA Richard Lovelady to Make Roster Space For Kimbrel

Updated Post: 4/11/26, 13:41 The Mets DFA’d Richard Lovelady as the corresponding move to call-up Craig Kimbrel. Lovelady had been busy as the Mets’ mop-up reliever to begin the season. He pitched to a 3.68 ERA in 7 1/3 innings, including 2/3’s of an inning Friday. With Lovelady DFA’d, the Mets only left handers in the bullpen are Brooks Raley and Sean Manaea. Original...

Mets Minors Recap: Christian Scott Dominant in Syracuse Win

Christian Scott struck out seven in five scoreless innings in the Syracuse Mets’ win, Binghamton allowed 12 runs in their loss, St. Lucie split its doubleheader and Brooklyn lost in 11 innings. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (6-6) 5, Buffalo Bisons (5-7) 4 BOX SCORE LF Ryan Clifford – 1-for-4, 1 R, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, CS (1) (.541 OPS) CF Nick Morabito – 0-for-4, 2 K (.849 OPS) RF Cristian...

Morning Briefing: Craig Kimbrel to Be Left Off Roster

Good morning, Mets fans! Carlos Mendoza told the media on Sunday that Craig Kimbrel will not the make the Mets’ Opening Day roster. Kimbrel allowed three runs in six innings this spring, with five strikeouts and five walks. He will be turning 38 years old this May. Latest Mets News Spring training has officially come to a close with the Mets dropping their finale to the Marlins 4-3 on Saturday....

MMO From Jupiter: Mets Conclude Spring Training Against Marlins

The end of spring training is here! Before heading back up to New York, the Mets wrapped up Grapefruit League action against the Miami Marlins on Sunday. The full lineup was set to be on display, along with a key member of the rotation. There was plenty to take away from the day’s action and events, so without further ado, let’s dive into it! Carlos Mendoza Speaks At his pre-game...

Spring Training Game Chat: Mets vs. Marlins, 1:10 P.M.

Sunday, March 22, 2026 • 1:10 PM Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium • Jupiter, FL LHP David Peterson (1-0, 5.63) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (1-1, 5.63) Marlins.TV The New York Mets play their last spring training game Sunday afternoon. On Thursday, the Mets will open the season against Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates in Queens. Saturday, outfielder Mike Tauchman, who was on the precipice of...

Myers Notches Four Strikeouts in 3-2 Loss to Nats

The New York Mets continued their Grapefruit League season on Saturday afternoon against the Washington Nationals, with just a few days before the World Baseball Classic. Friday against the St. Louis Cardinals saw the spring debut of Freddy Peralta, and he pitched well in his first unofficial start as a Met. The second piece of that trade took the mound for New York on Saturday, Tobias Myers, as...

Mets Announce Signings of Barnes, Kimbrel

The Mets have officially announced that they have signed reliever Craig Kimbrel and catcher Austin Barnes to minor league deals with invitations to spring training. Craig Kimbrel For more than a decade, Kimbrel was one of the most dominant closers in the sport, but after a rough 2024, in which he struggled with a 5.33 ERA, he struggled to find consistent innings in the majors in 2025. When he...

Morning Briefing: Kodai Senga Hopes to Return Next Week

Good morning, Mets fans! Kodai Senga has been continuing to rehab his calf injury and over the past couple of weeks more reports have been leaning towards a possible return this season. Senga himself told reporters that he hopes to get in a Triple-A game this weekend and potentially return next week, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Senga said he’s been “working his tail off” and...

Morning Briefing: Juan Soto Joins Judge, Verdugo In The Bronx

Good morning, Mets fans! After months of speculation and weeks of negotiating, the New York Yankees finally completed the trade to acquire star outfielder Juan Soto from the San Diego Padres. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported last night that the trade was finally official as the Yankees will be adding their second and third outfielders of the off-season. Along with acquiring Juan Soto,...

Morning Briefing: Yamamoto Saga Continues to Progress

Good morning, Mets fans! Andy Martino of SNY shared new details of how and when Yoshinobu Yamamoto will choose his MLB team. He is currently being targeted by the Yankees, Mets, and others. Latest MLB News Per Robert Murray of FanSided, former San Francisco Giants bench coach Kai Correa is heading to the Cleveland Guardians to join their major league coaching staff. According to MLB.com’s...

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