Well before his final appearance at the end of the 2018 season and even prior to the debilitating injury that would derail his career, it was a matter of when David Wright would get to see his number placed alongside Seaver, Hernandez, Piazza, and the other greats—not if. We now know the ‘when’ is July 19. That’s the day one of the best in franchise history joins the rest....
There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next up is one of the more consistent first basemen from the late 2000s to the mid-2010s who made Citi Field his last major-league home. He is making his first appearance on the Hall of Fame ballot. There are players we refer to as Mets legends legitimately. There are players we...
We’re looking back at the 50th anniversary of the Mets’ 1973 National League pennant-winning team by reviewing the most inspirational figures of that remarkable run. We continue with a player who over a 23-year career compiled over 2,700 hits and many more fans—revered in Montreal and adored in New York. The passion exuded by redhead Daniel Joseph Staub was not outward. He was a...
Yesterday, we started to analyze the Mets’ struggles—and successes—on offense over the last couple of years. Read Part 1 here. Today, we continue the dive into the team’s overall struggles with Part 2. Struggles Vs. Specific Pitches The Mets are struggling against a number of different pitch types compared to 2022. Some are also below average, but some are just worse than last...
As the 2023 Opening Day approaches, Mets’ 1B/DH Darin Ruf is not making a case for his placement on the initial roster. In fact, he is doing quite the opposite as he has a mere three hits in 23 at-bats. Consequently, his batting line of .130/.200/.174 is not an encouraging sign as he is continuing to hit poorly, which has been the common theme of his short Mets career. Ruf, 36, was...
Mets fans, an all-new episode is here! This week Mike and I are joined by new Mets Triple-A hitting coach, Collin Hetzler! Collin discussed his time with Driveline Baseball and how he eventually landed with the Mets organization, players at the developmental levels to keep an eye on, the excitement to work with Francisco Alvarez and Brett Baty, the Jeff McNeil extension, and much more! How has...
All Mets fans know that Pete Alonso is one of the biggest sluggers in baseball. As the questions at Jeff McNeil’s introductory press conference suggested, signing Alonso to a contract extension must now be a top priority for Steve Cohen and Billy Eppler. If McNeil is a homegrown Met star, Alonso is a homegrown Met superstar. Alonso has had his ups and downs just like any other hitter....
The New York Mets have hired Eric Hinske as an assistant hitting coach, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. MMO has confirmed the report. Hinske played 11 years in the majors and has been coaching since 2014. Hinske has been a hitting coach since 2014 when he took on a position with the Chicago Cubs, a place he remained until 2017. Hinske then spent 2017 as the hitting coach of the...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets hired former Astros and Cardinals coach Jeff Albert to be the team’s new director of hitting yesterday. Albert spent four years as Houston’s minor league hitting coordinator and served as the major league club’s assistant hitting coach. He had two stints with the Cardinals, the first of which as a minor league hitting coach and then in that...
For just the second time in franchise history, the National League batting champion will be a New York Met. Jeff McNeil finished 2022 with a .326 average, narrowly topping Freddie Freeman to finish the 2022 season with the best batting average in MLB. McNeil struggled in 2021, hitting just .251 over 140 games after hitting .319 in his first three years in the majors. This season, he returned to...
J.D. Davis was a reclamation project when the New York Mets acquired him from the Houston Astros prior to the 2019 season. The former top prospect carried a career .194/.260/.321 slash-line with him to Queens, before experiencing a breakout season last year. Davis enjoyed great success working with Mets hitting coach Chili Davis, who helped him refine his swing and make great in-game adjustments...
Dominic Smith went from the hot prospect when he first came up in 2017 to having to switch positions. Fast forward to 2020 and Dom has been thriving at the plate for the New York Mets. He went 3-for-5 to raise his batting average to a stout .333. Smith has been nothing short of spectacular. He’s racked up seven multi-hit games in the month of August while hitting at a .338 clip for the month....
