There were a plethora of positives to focus on for the New York Mets in the wake of their three-inning intra-squad game at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie on Friday. Chief among them was a solid outing from left-handed pitcher Joey Lucchesi. Lucchesi missed half of the 2021 season and all of 2022 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He’s been slowly making his way back over the first couple...
Good morning, Mets fans! Edwin Díaz was a recipient of the New York Baseball Writers 2022 Good Guy Award. He was honored at the BBWAA dinner, as posted by MLB. Latest Mets News The Mets posted a teaser of an ad they will be running during the 2023 NFL Super Bowl on Fox 5 New York entitled, “Something Amazin’ Awaits!” Latest MLB News Per Bob Kendrick of the Negro League Baseball Museum, the...
In February, during early camp at Port St. Lucie, Mets top prospect Francisco Álvarez told reporters that his goal for the 2022 season was to make it to the big leagues. Well, he’s done it. Three months before Álvarez proclaimed that goal, he turned 20 years old. Coming into spring camp, the young catcher didn’t have an at-bat above A-Ball in the Mets system. Those two factors...
Updated Post – April 12, 16:05 PM The Mets announced on Tuesday evening that right-handed starter Taijuan Walker has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder bursitis. To take his place on the roster, closer Edwin Díaz has been activated from the bereavement list. Mets also announced that Yennsy Díaz has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse....
Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer taking the mound on the same day wasn’t the only thing New York Mets fans had to look forward to in Sunday afternoon’s Grapefruit League matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals. As manager Buck Showalter hinted at on Saturday afternoon, newly signed outfielder Starling Marte also made his highly anticipated Mets debut. The 33-year old has been working his way back from...
The Mets suffered a massively disappointing end to the regular season in 2021, ending with a 77-85 record after leading the way for over 100 days. Since then, they’ve brought in Billy Eppler as general manager and Buck Showalter as manager. They’ve also acquired some key players Starling Marte, Mark Canha, and of course Max Scherzer. So what work now needs to be carried out as spring training...
