Good morning, Mets fans. The Mets suffered a crushing loss on Wednesday night as a bang-bang play at the plate in the bottom of the ninth was the final blow for the Amazins. Pete Alonso’s hand bounced up before the plate, allowing the tag to be placed before he scored and subsequently ending the game. However, an even bigger story is how the Mets’ offense has continued to struggle...
Good morning, Mets fans. On Tuesday, the San Diego Padres announced that their owner, Peter Seidler, died at the age of 63. He had been battling an illness for a while and his family requested his cause of death remain private at this time, according to an article from CBS Sports. Home Plate Gate at Petco Park in San Diego will be open for people who wish to pay their respects, according to a...
The New York Mets (20-21) completed their split-admission doubleheader against the Washington Nationals on Mother’s Day. After dropping the first game in the doubleheader 3-2, the Mets’ offense came back to life to Washington 8-2. All eight runs coming in the fifth inning. Their eight runs in the game is the most they scored since the beginning of the month when they lost to the...
After a rainout fiasco, followed by a subsequently suspended game in Washington D.C. on Saturday, the New York Mets (19-21) and Washington Nationals resumed their game early Sunday afternoon. In the first game of the doubleheader at National Park which began at 12:35 pm ET, the Mets were unable to successfully mount any of their numerous comeback attempts losing the game 3-2. New York will hope...
Tylor Megill entered Friday night without a win since April 12 and had allowed at least three runs in each of his last four starts. Facing off against the Nationals, Megill dodged traffic to allow just one earned run in the Mets’ 3-2 win in their series opener in Washington. Megill continued the trend of the Mets’ starters struggling in the first inning – allowing a two-out RBI...
It’s almost time. Mets pitchers and catchers report to spring training in just 12 days, and the first exhibition games are not too far behind, set for February 25 with both a day and night game. The Major League Baseball schedule is taking a more complete look, as game times are now available, and Peacock has announced its schedule for the weekly early Sunday game (the Mets have one...
The National League East was one of the best divisions in baseball last season. The division saw three teams move on to the playoffs, it housed two 101-win team, and supplied the National League’s representative in the World Series. Once again, it’s projected to be one of the most competitive divisions in the league. The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves each have top-five odds to win the...
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...
We have heard about the 2023 Major League Baseball rule changes for a while. Next season, there will be a pitch clock, larger bases, and restrictions on shifting, to name three. For the next couple of seasons, MLB will be in an evaluation period, assessing if the rule changes bring about the desired results of shorter, more action-packed games that increase fan interest. As the cliché goes, time...
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...
The deadline to tender a contract to arbitration-eligible players is Friday night at 8:00 p.m. ET and we will keep track of all the notable players hitting the free agent market right here at MMO. Dodgers – OF Cody Bellinger, 3B Edwin Rios, UT Luke Williams Mets – 1B Dominic Smith, RHP Sean Reid-Foley Royals – LHP Jake Brentz, RHP Ryan Webb Nationals – 1B Luke Voit, RHP...
The New York Mets announced on Friday night that they’ve non-tendered first baseman Dominic Smith and Sean Reid-Foley. Both players become free agents putting the Mets 40-man roster at 33 players. The six other remaining arbitration-eligible Mets players–Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Drew Smith, Tomás Nido, Luis Guillorme and Joey Lucchesi–will be tendered contracts. Smith, 27, was...
