Dominic Smith is signing with the Washington Nationals, as USA Today’s Bob Nightengale first reported. FanSided’s Robert Murray reports that the deal is one-year, $2 million with an additional $2 million available in performance bonuses. Smith, who was projected to make $4 million for the 2023 season through arbitration, was non-tendered by the Mets nearly two months ago. This past...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, the Mets non-tendered Dominic Smith, making him a free agent. Smith had been with the Mets for parts of the last six seasons and he struggled to consistently produce with the team. The 2020 season, possibly in part because it was shortened, was by far his best season with the team as he produced a brilliant slash of .316/.377/.616/.993. His 2021 and 2022...
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (62-83) 5, Worcester Red Sox (72-72) 4 Box Score CF Jake Mangum: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI, K, .339/.368/.468 1B Dominic Smith: 1-for-2, HR (10), 2 RBI, 3 BB, .288/.374/.486 RF Carlos Rincon: 2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 R, BB, 2 K, .225/.275/.364 C Michael Perez: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, .175/.213/.263 Syracuse scored five runs on nine hits as they beat the Worcester Red Sox 5-4 Friday night....
It turns out Dominic Smith was playing hurt last year. As reported by Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated, Smith played through the last portion of the 2021 season with a partially torn labrum in his right shoulder. Add that to the right wrist strain and the groin injury that clearly hampered him, then it is no surprise that the first baseman/outfielder saw his play fall off a cliff. Smith...
It was Camp Day for the Mets as they finished up their five-game set with the division rival Atlanta Braves on Thursday at Citi Field, hoping to bury the Braves six games behind them with the trade deadline coming up on Friday. To do so, they sent Taijuan Walker to the mound to start in the hopes that he’d rebound from his difficult start to the 2nd half. He breezed through the first three...
The Mets sent the ace of their pitching staff, two-time NL Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom, to the mound on Thursday to close out their set against the division rival Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta. After the Mets got a lead early on, deGrom got rocked for three runs in the bottom half of the first inning, capped off by a two-run home run to right field by Austin Riley. But deGrom would...
As we honor those that gave the ultimate sacrifice on this Memorial Day Weekend, the Mets opened their series with the Braves at Citi Field on Saturday night…and they came to play! The Mets sent Taijuan Walker to the mound in his first start since coming off the injured list and they provided him with plenty of run support. James McCann got things going by sending one over the right center...
New York Mets players Dominic Smith and Miguel Castro have been fined by Major League Baseball in the wake of Friday’s bench-clearing incident against the Phillies. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that Smith and Castro have both received undisclosed fines for their roles in what unfolded on Friday at Citizens Bank Park. Phillies’ reliever Jose Alvarado didn’t get away as...
The holiday season encompasses a lot of moving parts. Sure, it’s nice to spend time with family, eat tasty food, crack open a few cold ones and enjoy the festivities, but it also comes with a lot of stress. Having to wait in line for presents, wondering if the ones you ordered in the mail are going to come in time, having to wrap said presents, and yes, spending time with your family also...
With a universal designated hitter not currently in the cards for the 2021 season, the New York Mets find themselves with a dilemma: who’s on first? The Amazin’s have two appealing options for the “other” hot corner going forward, with 2019 National League Rookie of the Year Pete Alonso and breakout star Dominic Smith. Alonso, 26, and Smith, 25, were able to play...
Good Morning, Mets fans! It was a bizarre day on the hot stove on Wednesday, which included various premature rumors claiming the Mets were close to a four-year deal with All-Star catcher James McCann. Instead, no deal was made, but the two sides remain in serious discussions, per Mike Puma of The New York Post. In addition, Jacob deGrom (first team) and Michael Conforto (second team) took home...
The New York Mets picked up their second win in a row against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday beating them by a score of 14-1 (Box Score). Pitching Jacob deGrom dazzled on the mound picking up his third win of the season going seven innings of one run ball, while allowing only three hits and striking out 12 batters. In the top of the first, deGrom got two quick outs before allowing a single...
