Tag: home run

Morning Briefing: Ronny Mauricio Homers in LIDOM Debut

Good morning, Mets fans! Ronny Mauricio made his Dominican Winter League season debut on Friday night, and made an immediate impact with a home run in his second at-bat. Mauricio struggled for most of 2025, owning a .663 OPS in 61 games. Latest Mets News Devin Williams was officially introduced as a Met on Friday. Williams told reporters he joined the Mets because they’re a team that wants...

4 Up, 2 Down: Mets Show Off Power Against Padres

Things are looking a little bit better for the New York Mets. With the end of the regular season fast approaching, the Mets moved another step closer to securing a postseason berth after taking the series from the San Diego Padres. The Mets took two out of three from San Diego at Citi Field. As a result, New York is now a full two games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Cincinnati Reds...

Mets’ Thrilling Comeback Attempt Ends in Agonizing Extra Innings Loss

Down five runs in the sixth inning with no signs of life on offense, the Mets (63-50) appeared in line for another lackluster loss. That is, until the offense woke up and almost provided one of the best wins of the 2025 season. But several missed chances and a defensive blunder in extra innings led to not a lackluster loss, but the kind of loss that keeps you up at night. In the series opener...

Morning Briefing: Alonso Three Homers Away from Strawberry’s Record

Good morning, Mets fans! Pete Alonso hit a solo home run to right-center field in Friday’s game against the Giants. With the home run, the 249th of his career, Alonso is now just three home runs away from tying Darryl Strawberry’s Mets record, and four away from breaking it. Alonso has been in a pretty deep slump lately, but before long he’ll be the new home run leader in Mets...

Minors Weekly Report: Francisco Alvarez Goes on Homer Spree

Francisco Alvarez struggled mightily in his time with the major league club this year, but that is not the case in Triple-A Syracuse. This past week, Alvarez crushed four homers and 10 RBIs in just six games, reaching a total of eight home runs in just 64 at-bats since being sent down. His play helped secure the Syracuse Mets a series win in the final series before the All-Star break....

Morning Briefing: Lindor Ties Jeter on Home Run Leaderboard

Good morning, Mets fans! After hitting two home runs in Friday night’s game, Francisco Lindor improved his career total to 260, matching him with Derek Jeter on the all-time leaderboard. Lindor is now tied for the fourth-most home runs all-time among players who spent 60 percent of their career playing shortstop. The Mets’ superstar now has 12 home runs on the year and will surpass...

Morning Briefing: Lindor Becomes Fifth Shortstop to Hit 250 Homers

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets (13-7) defeated the Cardinals (9-11) 5-4 on Friday night and they did it in style, with Francisco Lindor crushing a walk-off bomb in the bottom of the ninth inning. Not only did his home run electrify the home crowd and give the team a win, but it also put Lindor in some elite company. The home run, which was Lindor’s 250th of his career, made him just the...

Mets Power Past Marlins 10-4

After a quiet start to the season in Houston, the Mets (2-2) took their talents to South Beach Monday night for their first divisional series of the season against the Marlins (3-2). The Mets were without Francisco Lindor, whose wife Katia gave birth to their son Koa on Sunday, and yet the Mets offense broke through with an impressive 10-4 onslaught against Miami. The offense was scarce to begin...

Morning Briefing: Mets Officially Have a Win in 2025

Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Mets defeated the Astros 3-1 on Friday for their first victory of the season. There were several notable performances in the win, including Juan Soto recording his first home run as a Met, but the bullpen shined with four hitless innings after Tylor Megill pitched five solid innings. Reed Garrett, A.J. Minter, Ryne Stanek, and Edwin Díaz combined for...

The Hall of Fame Case for Curtis Granderson

There are six players eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. One spent three-and-a-half seasons in New York as one of the most likable players in the majors.   If there was a “nice guy” Hall of Fame, he’d be a first-ballot inductee. Beyond his playing ability, Curtis Granderson was the epitome of professionalism....

Mets Minors Recap: Eli Serrano III Launches First Pro Homer

It was a fantastic day in the Mets minor leagues Sunday, as each of the team’s four affiliates won their games. Not only that, but the day saw impressive performances from players such as Brett Baty, Tylor Megill, and Ryan Clifford. The highlight of the day was 2024 fourth-round pick Eli Serrano III hitting the first pro home run of his career for the St. Lucie Mets. For the rest of...

Lindor, McNeil Power Mets to 6-4 Win Over Marlins

The Mets (51-48) entered Monday’s action looking to split their series with the pesty Marlins (35-65), who took two of the first three games of the series. David Peterson (5-0, 3.14 ERA) and Yonny Chirinos (0-2, 6.30 ERA) took the mound and for the eighth consecutive Peterson start, the Mets were victorious with a 6-4 win. After his two home runs on Friday, Jeff McNeil was an offensive...

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