Good morning, Mets fans! Per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, right-handed pitcher Phil Maton is finalizing a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. Maton had a 3.00 ERA in 2023. He pitched in 68 games for Houston throughout the 2023 season. According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, Dinelson Lamet is headed to the Dodgers on a minor league deal and was given an invite to spring training. The right-hander was once...
The New York Mets made another depth move on Friday, claiming infielder Diego Castillo from the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team announced. Castillo, 26, has accumulated more than 3,000 minor league plate appearances. Most of his success came in 2021 between the New York Yankees’ and Pittsburgh Pirates’ systems, when he hit 19 home runs and posted an .843 OPS in Double-A and Triple-A....
The New York Mets are “eyeing” J.D. Martinez, Jon Heyman of the New York Post wrote on Thursday. Heyman mentioned the Mets and the Los Angeles Angels as two teams interested in the 36-year-old slugger. The Angels are an obvious fit after losing their DH in Shohei Ohtani, while the Mets could simply benefit from adding some extra oomph to their lineup. The Mets’ biggest weakness...
Good morning, Mets fans! And happy Halloween! Max Scherzer left his start in Game 3 of the World Series after just three innings due to back tightness. Scherzer attempted to warm up on the mound but motioned for the training staff after a few tosses. Jon Gray, Texas’ scheduled Game 4 starter, entered in Scherzer’s place. Scherzer wasn’t the only Ranger who left with an injury –...
TEXAS RANGERS @ ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS CHASE FIELD | PHOENIX, ARIZONA | 8:03 P.M. FOX – ESPN RADIO RHP Max Scherzer (0-1, 9.45 ERA) vs. RHP Brandon Pfaadt (0-0, 2.70 ERA) The Diamondbacks host the Rangers at Chase Field on Monday for Game 3 of the World Series. It’s the first World Series game hosted at Chase Field since Nov. 4, 2001, where the D-Backs defeated the Yankees in Game 7 to...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Cleveland Guardians have been granted permission to interview Craig Counsell for their managerial opening, but Terry Pluto of Cleveland.com says an MLB source told him it’s a long shot the club lands Counsell. Pluto says given Counsell’s ties to the Milwaukee area, he thinks the 53-year-old will remain with the Brewers. Latest MLB News The World Series...
Good morning, Mets fans! The 2023 MLB World Series begins tonight as the Arizona Diamondbacks head to Texas to take on the Texas Rangers in game one. First pitch is at 8:03 p.m. on Fox. Zac Gallen goes for Arizona, and big game Nathan Eovaldi gets the start for Texas. Latest Mets News The New York Mets announced that they created the Mets Latin American Hall of Fame. The inaugural class features...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 • 8:07 PM Citizen Bank Parks • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Brandon Pfaadt (0-0, 2.13 ERA) vs. Ranger Suárez (1-0, 0.64 ERA) TBS Two days in a row with a Game 7! After the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros in the American League Championship’s Game 7, the NL finalists take their turn. Ranger Suárez has been lights out for the Phillies in short bursts this...
The Snakes are alive. And they are well. After dropping the first two games of the National League Championship Series in Philadelphia, the Diamondbacks pulled off two late-inning victories to tie the series at 2-2 in Arizona. Ketel Marte was the hero in Game 3, walking off Craig Kimbrel in the bottom of the ninth for the D’Backs’ first postseason walk-off win since Luis...
Good morning, Mets fans! A postseason that hasn’t had many exciting moments received its fair share of excitement on Friday night, as both the Astros and the Diamondbacks won their League Championship Series matchups in comeback fashion. In the ALCS, the Rangers took a 4-2 lead into the ninth inning but José Altuve provided yet another iconic postseason moment as he launched a three-run...
Good morning, Mets fans! After a bullpen session on Friday, former Met Max Scherzer told reporters that he was good to go for the ALCS. “I’ve pressed all the buttons I can,” Scherzer said. “I’m ready to go.” Scherzer hasn’t pitched in a month since suffering a strained teres major muscle in his right shoulder, but he pitched well for the Rangers...
October isn’t the same without the Mets in the playoffs. The magical run never happened, leaving improbable comebacks, glorifying wins, or even crushing losses to the imagination. Or maybe next season. Without Mets’ playoff baseball, most fans are focused on the more important aspects of life: fantasy football, the National Football League (sorry Jets and Giants fans), College...
