Tag: debut

Morning Briefing: Ronny Mauricio Homers in LIDOM Debut

Good morning, Mets fans! Ronny Mauricio made his Dominican Winter League season debut on Friday night, and made an immediate impact with a home run in his second at-bat. Mauricio struggled for most of 2025, owning a .663 OPS in 61 games. Latest Mets News Devin Williams was officially introduced as a Met on Friday. Williams told reporters he joined the Mets because they’re a team that wants...

Morning Briefing: Mets Score Most Runs Ever in Home Game

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets (73-62) defeated the Marlins (63-72) 19-9 on Friday night. With 19 runs scored, it is the most ever scored by the Mets in a home game, per Sarah Langs. The Mets knocked Eury Pérez out of the game after just two-thirds of an inning and scored 12 runs over the first two innings. Juan Soto, Brandon Nimmo, Pete Alonso, Mark Vientos and Luis Torrens (Vientos and...

Morning Briefing: Mets Look to Clinch Series Over Cubs

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets (25-14) defeated the Cubs (22-17) 7-2 in Friday’s series-opening win. Clay Holmes threw six strong innings while four Mets, including Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto, homered in the victory. They’ll look to clinch the series Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET with Tylor Megill on the mound against Brad Keller. Latest Mets News Nolan McLean made his Triple-A...

Minors Weekly Report: Jonah Tong Near Perfect in Binghamton Debut

This past week marked the end of the season for the Brooklyn Cyclones and St. Lucie Mets. While both teams missed out on postseason play, Brooklyn finished the year at .500 while St. Lucie had a much rougher go of it. The season continues for Syracuse and Binghamton, who both lost their series this past week. Binghamton’s series loss was at no fault of Jonah Tong, who didn’t allow a...

Latest Bullpen Implosion Leads to Disheartening Loss vs. Pirates

Christian Scott (0-2, 4.15 ERA) exited Monday’s contest in a tie game with two outs and nobody on in the sixth inning. That turned out to be the inflection point of the game, as what followed was a disaster of an inning in which five straight batters reached to score five runs to put the Pirates (43-47) well over the Mets (44-45) late in the game. The Mets couldn’t recover as they...

Morning Briefing: Mets Fall Back Below .500

Good morning, Mets fans. On Saturday, the Mets (16-17) fell to the Rays (16-18) 3-1, putting the Mets below .500 for the first time since April 14 when the team was 7-8. It’s been an up-and-down season for the Mets, who have had a losing streak as long as five and a winning streak as long as six. They are now 4-9 in their last 13 games and will look to avoid a series sweep in Sunday...

Morning Briefing: J.D. Martinez Makes Mets Organizational Debut

Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, J.D. Martinez made his Mets organizational debut by serving as the designated hitter and batting second for the Single-A St. Lucie Mets. Martinez went hitless in four at-bats, grounding out three times and recording a lineout. He also drew a walk. Going hitless in five at-bats for a Low-A club might draw some overreactions from fans, but Martinez is already a...

Morning Briefing: Verlander to Throw Bullpen Session Today

Good morning, Mets fans! Buck Showalter told the media on Friday that Justin Verlander will throw a bullpen session in Port St. Lucie today. Verlander has been on the injured list since Opening Day with a right teres major strain and his bullpen session today is another step in the right direction to getting him on the mound for his Mets debut. Verlander said last week that it is “very...

Mike Vasil Flashes Big League Repertoire in Grapefruit League Debut

Mets’ #9 prospect Mike Vasil made his major league spring training debut on Thursday afternoon, starting against the Atlanta Braves. The 23-year-old took the mound against the Braves A lineup rather than a collection of spring training roster depth, facing Ronald Acuña, Matt Olson, and Austin Riley to start his day. In the outing, Vasil worked three innings, and while he allowed six hits,...

Starling Marte Doubles and Homers in Spring Debut

Starling Marte was back in the Mets’ lineup on Friday for the first time since undergoing groin surgery in November to repair separated tendons in his groin. Marte looked healthy and ready to return and showed excitement in his return to the field. Marte went 2-for-2 on Friday, hitting a double in his first at-bat of the afternoon and a two-run home run in his second at-bat of the day. He also...

Marte Homers In Spring Debut, Mets Best Astros 7-2

The Mets played the first game of a split-squad doubleheader—their last of the spring—on Friday afternoon against the Astros. Justin Verlander took the mound against his former team for his second start of the spring while Shawn Dubin got the start for Houston. Also of note for the Mets was Starling Marte making his spring debut. In his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, he hit a...

Quintana Struggles in Spring Debut, Astros Defeat Mets 8-4

José Quintana took the mound for his spring training debut against the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Looking to display his All-Star stuff, Quintana struggled against the 2022 World Series Champions. After getting Kyle Tucker to fly out, Quintana’s rough day started with Jake Meyers. The Astros centerfielder doubled against the Mets’ left-hander, which began the barrage of extra-base...

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