Good morning, Mets fans! Pete Alonso fell short in his attempt to defend his Home Run Derby crown, bowing out in the semifinals. Alonso snuck past Ronald Acuña Jr. in their first-round matchup, but couldn’t do much about Mariners phenom Julio Rodríguez cranking 31 homers in the semis. After their matchup, Alonso praised Rodríguez for his efforts, saying that Rodríguez “put on an...
The New York Mets announced they’ve activated All-Star Jeff McNeil from the paternity list ahead of their four-game series with the Cubs in Chicago starting on Thursday. Jeff and his wife Tatiana had a baby boy named Lucas early on Wednesday morning. Congratulations to the McNeil family! McNeil missed the entirety of the Atlanta Braves series but the Mets were still able to pull out two of...
Good morning, Mets fans! Max Scherzer is scheduled to make a rehab start today for Double-A Binghamton in what could be the final hurdle for him before rejoining the big-league roster. Scherzer is slated to throw between 60 and 70 pitches for the Rumble Ponies as they take on the Reading Fightin’ Phils. James McCann will make his third rehab start behind the plate. Latest Mets News The...
The Mets and outfielder Ender Inciarte have agreed to a minor-league deal, according to Andy Martino. Inciarte was with the Yankees Triple-A affiliate throughout the first part of the season but was released last week. Inciarte is an eight-year MLB veteran. He was an All-Star in 2017 and won consecutive Gold Gloves in centerfield from 2016-2018. Inciarte played the prior six seasons in Atlanta....
Coming off an excruciating 11-10 loss on Friday, the Mets looked to get back on the right track on Saturday against the Braves. Michael Wacha started for the Mets against Touki Toussaint. Unfortunately for New York, things did not go well once again, with the team putting up another lackluster showing. Pitching continued to struggle, as Waca only got through four innings, giving up five runs on...
Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (38-47) had an off day on Monday after breaking their seven-game losing streak on Sunday with a win over the Atlanta Braves (50-35) at Citi Field. They will continue their eight-game homestand by playing host to the first-place New York Yankees (54-28) for two games. Latest Mets News Zack Wheeler (6-5, 4.51 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Mets in the...
The New York Mets (17-11) dropped the second game of their series with the Braves (18-11), 7-0. More importantly, they lost Jacob deGrom in the fourth inning and lost possession of first place for the first time this season to their opponent. Pitching Jacob deGrom was sharp early on. His fastball velocity was as high as it was all season. He looked borderline unstoppable for his four innings of...
The New York Mets were one of the worst defensive teams in Major League Baseball this year so it comes as no surprise that when Rawlings announced their Gold Glove finalists today that no Metropolitans were mentioned. Here is the list for finalists at each National League position: First Base Joey Votto – Reds Paul Goldschmidt – Diamondbacks Anthony Rizzo – Cubs Second Base DJ...
On Tuesday night at Citi Field, a meaningless matchup between two teams far removed from post season play had special significance for a rookie trying to make his mark with the Mets. The struggling Travis Taijeron collected his first career walk-off hit – a single on a line drive to left field in the Mets 4-3 win over the Braves. Rafael Montero, in his first quality start in September, limited...
The Mets (66-90) were defeated by the Atlanta Braves (71-84) by a score of 9-2 in the first leg of a double dip this afternoon at Citi Field. Pitching: Chris Flexen (3-5, 7.14 ERA) took the ball for the Mets in the opener and handed in a mediocre performance. The right-hander cruised through the first three innings before the Braves fired the opening salvo in the fourth on the strength of an...
R.A. Dickey out-dueled Matt Harvey again, adding another former teammate besides Daniel Murphy who’s making a mockery of the Mets. The 42 year-old knuckleballer gave up three runs on four hits with a flurry of floaters that were far more effective than Harvey’s fastballs. Sunday night was really bad déjà vu for Harvey, who surrendered eight hits in 5 1/3 innings, allowing six runs against the...
To help his teammates shake off a lousy loss, Michael Conforto boosted morale and his batting average with a first inning leadoff homer to center off Julio Teheran. Ender Inciarte reciprocated in the bottom of the inning with his own leadoff shot, and with the score tied at one, Teheran returned to the mound and retired the next nine batters. But in the top of the fourth, Teheran’s pitching...
