A day after his native Japan took home their third World Baseball Classic championship, Kodai Senga took the mound for his fourth start of the spring against the Houston Astros at Clover Park. Senga was still not using his signature ghost fork as he recovers from tendinitis in his right index finger, but even in a game where he only threw his best putaway pitch once, the right-handed...
It is the day after. A somber day of mourning for Mets fans. Edwin Díaz is out for the season following knee surgery. It feels to many like the sun was suddenly wiped out indefinitely. All the joy, all the excitement, all the anticipation—muted. This is not just the loss of a player. It’s not even just the loss of a great player. Lights-out closers have gotten hurt before; Mariano Rivera,...
The New York Mets added a talented Japanese pitcher to their rotation in December of last year when they signed right-hander Kodai Senga to a five-year, $75 million deal. Senga will join a rotation that also features two aces in Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander and veterans Carlos Carrasco and Jose Quintana. Senga took the mound on Thursday for a bullpen session at Clover Park. The Mets...
Ronny Mauricio collected two hits as Tigres del Licey won in dramatic fashion on Thursday night, besting Águilas Cibaeñas by a score of 6-3 in 11 innings. Box Score Mauricio scored a run and also recorded his first steal of the LIDOM playoffs as Licey improved to a 2-2 overall record in the round-robin semifinal format. Licey plays their next game against Gigantes del Cibao on Monday in a...
The Tigres de Aragua defeated the Bravos de Margarita on Saturday night by a score of 10-4. Eduardo Escobar, playing in his sixth Venezuelan Winter League game, was a major part of the dominant offensive performance. He went 3-for-4, came just a triple shy of the cycle, drove in three runs, and crushed his first home run of the Winter League season. Box Score Escobar first came to bat in the...
New York Mets prospect Ronny Mauricio has opened eyes this offseason with his play in the Dominican Winter League and that continued on Wednesday night when he hit a long two-run homer in the first inning of a Tigres del Licey 10-2 win over the Aguilas Cibaenas. The calls for the 21-year-old to win the MVP Award keep getting louder in the Dominican. 3B Ronny Mauricio 1-for-3, HR (5th), 2 RBI,...
Another game in the Dominican Winter League, another multi-hit day for Mets prospect Ronny Mauricio. The switch-hitter has been one of the best hitters in the league from Day 1 this year including his fourth home run on Tuesday night. He had two more hits on Thursday night in the Tigres del Licey 1-0 win over the Toros del Este. 3B Ronny Mauricio 2-for-5, 2B (13th), K, .309/.354/.503 Mauricio...
With all the trade rumors and free agent rumblings in baseball right now Mets fans are certainly focused on what the team will look like in 2023, but prospect Ronny Mauricio is hoping to force his way into those plans with a monster season in the Dominican Winter League. Mauricio, still just 21, went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk on Tuesday for the Tigres del Licey in their 5-3 loss...
Ronny Mauricio was the only Mets prospect to appear in winter league action on Sunday, but he had a huge impact with both his bat and legs in Licey’s 6-0 victory. Box Score Ronny Mauricio SS: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, K, SB, .441/.487/.735 Mauricio continued his ridiculously hot start to the LIDOM season with yet another multi-hit game. His biggest hit of the game came in the third inning with two...
Although the Arizona Fall League had Sunday off, the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM) season is now well underway, with a couple of Mets making appearances. Two Mets position players appeared in Dominican Winter League games on Sunday: Ronny Mauricio SS: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, SB, .273/.273/.364 Mauricio was a key contributor in Licey’s 6-4 victory on Sunday. In the sixth inning, he doubled with...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Machine, Albert Pujols, hit his 699th and 700th career home runs Friday against the Dodgers. Not only did he achieve the incredible feat by hitting two home runs in one night, but he did it in Los Angeles, a city which he called home for a decade. He became the fourth player all time to reach the 700 home run plateau, joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, and Babe Ruth....
David Wright stepped up to the plate in the top of the second inning at Citizens Bank Park preparing to take his first swing in 133 days. Once a mainstay in the Mets lineup, “The Captain” missed over four months. Initially he was diagnosed with a hamstring injury. But it was soon discovered he suffered from spinal stenosis, the ailment which would ultimately cause the premature end...
