Justin Verlander is scheduled to make a rehab start for Double-A Binghamton on Friday, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. However, it is worth noting that the start will be weather dependent. The Rumble Ponies have already been forced to move the start time to 1 p.m. due to rain in the forecast. Should the game against Akron go ahead, it would mark the latest and last step in...
The deadline to reach agreements with arbitration-eligible players is coming right up on Friday. The Mets have seven players that they would currently go to arbitration with. They had eight arbitration-eligible players to start the offseason, but they non-tendered Dominic Smith (signed with Nationals), picked up their option on Daniel Vogelbach and already agreed to pay Joey Lucchesi $1.15...
Major League Baseball announced the full schedule for the 2022 Wild Card Series that begins on Friday. The Mets start their series against the Padres on Friday and here are the start times for the best-of-three matchup: Friday: 8:07 p.m. ET Saturday: 7:37 p.m. ET Sunday: 7:37 p.m. ET (game would move to 4 p.m. start time if Rays/Guardians series is over) All three of the Mets games vs the Padres...
There was plenty to celebrate in Thursday night’s long awaited opener to the Mets’ 2022 season. First and foremost, not only did we have actual, meaningful baseball, but the Mets were able to string together nine sound innings on both sides of the plate to the tune of a 5-1 victory. There were contributions from the entire lineup as the Mets 1-9 hitters scattered hits, runs, RBIs, and HBPs...
Updated Post: April 7, 15:50 PM Max Scherzer told reporters on Thursday that he will make his Mets debut on Friday night against the Nationals. He’s not sure how many pitches he will be able to throw, but called his hamstring issue minor. Brandon Nimmo is not the in Opening Day lineup despite not needing a trip to the injured list with his neck injury. Mark Canha is getting the start in...
Updated Post – April 5, 9:50 AM Max Scherzer told reporters on Tuesday morning that he felt fine after throwing a bullpen season earlier in the day and he could pitch on Friday. That would be the Mets second game of the regular season vs the Nationals in Washington. Original Post – April 2, 13:05 PM Following Saturday’s news that Max Scherzer was scratched from his scheduled...
UPDATED POST: 4/1/22, 8:40 AM Buck Showalter announced on Friday morning that Jacob deGrom had been scratched from his start today and that Felix Peña will take his place. DeGrom is headed for an MRI on Friday morning around 9:30 a.m., and we will keep you posted with further details. ORIGINAL POST: 3/31/22, 21:55 Jacob deGrom felt tightness in his right throwing shoulder while playing catch on...
It’s now official… Mike Pelfrey will indeed start one of the games against the Philadelphia Phillies in Friday’s doubleheader. This move is borne more out of necessity rather than Pelfrey dominating hitters in the minors. He is currently 2-2 with a 3.38 ERA in New Orleans, and has given up 43 hits and 15 walks in 42 innings. Not exactly mind boggling. During his first go-around...
