Good morning, Mets fans! Francisco Alvarez had his stitches removed from his thumb on Monday, but he’ll continue to travel with the team to participate in pregame pitcher and catcher meetings. Alvarez had surgery on his left thumb roughly two weeks ago, and the recovery period is expected to be eight weeks. Since Alvarez went down, the Mets have gone just 6-10. Latest Mets News Brandon...
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...
Updated Post – April 26 at 3:20 PM The Mets recalled veteran slugger J.D. Martinez from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday. The Mets designated infielder Zack Short for assignment to make room on the active roster. In his Mets debut, Martinez is hitting fifth as the designated hitter on Friday at Citi Field. Updated Post – April 25 at 10:15 J.D. Martinez played for the Triple-A Syracuse...
Good morning Mets fans! The team announced Tuesday that Mets Starting catcher Francisco Alvarez underwent surgery to fix the injury to his UCL in his left thumb. The recovery time is typically eight weeks, according to the team. Alvarez sustained the injury on April 19 when he appeared to jam his thumb rounding first base in a game against the Dodgers. Despite the injury, he still reached...
Good morning, Mets fans! Rimas Sports, the agency founded by rapper Bad Bunny, was denied its request to continue representing clients by an arbitrator on Friday and now faces a five-year suspension and a $400,000 fine. Its main agent, William Arroyo, had his license revoked for improper benefits provided to players. Francisco Alvarez and Ronny Mauricio are among Rimas Sports’ clients. The...
What a weekend full of ups and downs for the New York Mets in Los Angeles. New York took two of three from the Dodgers to win a fifth straight series. That was the good. However, the team was hit with bad news on the injury front. Furthermore, there is legitimate concern over the backend of the rotation. And there are now question marks over how the offense and the bullpen will cope without two...
Updated Post – Apr. 21, 1:23 pm ET Prior to Sunday’s game, Francisco Alvarez addressed the media and confirmed he is set to undergo surgery for a torn ligament in his thumb. That surgery is scheduled for Thursday. He also gave himself a six-to-eight week which lines up for an early-to-mid June return date. Updated Post – Apr. 20, 19:50 Francisco Alvarez has a torn ligament in his...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mets manager Carlos Mendoza on Saturday reported that Francisco Alvarez is headed to the injured list. The Mets’ catcher is scheduled to have surgery on his thumb to repair a torn ligament. Starling Marte said the players were informed Alvarez will be out for about six to eight weeks. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com added that Tomas Nido was called up and Kolton Ingram was...
Saturday, April 20, 2024 • 4:05 PM Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA RHP Jose Buttó (0-0, 0.75) vs. RHP Gavin Stone (1-1, 6.14) WPIX • FS1 The Mets can win their fifth consecutive series this afternoon. Friday night the Mets extended their winning streak to five games with a 9-4 win over the Dodgers in a game that felt like three games. The Mets went up 4-0 early. Then after a few defensive...
As the New York Mets begin a series with the Los Angeles Dodgers and a West Coast road trip, they are already missing Brett Baty with a hamstring injury. As one of their young players was hurt, another one suffered an injury Friday. During the top of the second inning of Friday night’s game against the Dodgers, catcher Francisco Alvarez departed the evening with a thumb injury after...
On Thursday afternoon, the New York Mets set out to win their first series against the Atlanta Braves since August of 2022. After a slow start to the season, several members of the Mets’ offense were on an upward trajectory heading into this game. In particular, Brandon Nimmo and DJ Stewart had launched a combined three home runs in the opening game of the three-game set that catapulted...
Yes, it is only one series, but the New York Mets offense found a way to break out in Atlanta against the Braves (7-4). After a rainout on Wednesday, the offense came out Thursday afternoon and got at least one hit from every player in the lineup and seven runs in the first three innings en route to a 16-4 victory that sealed the shortened three-game series. Over the last three games, the New...
