Last year, there were many question marks surrounding the New York Mets’ bullpen entering the season. By year’s end, it actually emerged, despite what some may have thought, as a very formidable unit. One of the main reasons why was the elite, and somewhat surprising, performance of Adam Ottavino. On paper, the Mets’ bullpen entering this season is much stronger than it was...
As the MiLB season winds down, the Syracuse Mets were the only team in action. The Mets would provide plenty of excitement, scoring five runs in the final two innings, which included RBI hits from Jake Mangum and Francisco Álvarez, to beat Worcester 5-0. José Butto turned in his most impressive performance of the season on the mound, throwing seven shutout innings and striking out 11. Syracuse...
Tylor Megill continued his meteoric rise on Friday night as he played a starring role in the Mets creating history. For only the second time in franchise history, the New York Mets threw a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field, with the bats doing enough in a 3-0 win. While it was very much a combined effort that secured the second no-hitter through the 9,499 games played by...
It’s rare that a comeback is largely forgotten, but the defensive wizardry displayed by Rey Ordóñez in his major league debut is still what’s most remembered from Opening Day 1996. The Mets had sliced a 6-0 deficit in half by the time the Cardinals were at bat with two outs in the top of the seventh and Royce Clayton on first. Ray Lankford went down the left field line — a hit that...
