Ryan Clifford had an explosive week for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, totaling four home runs and 12 RBIs while batting 12-for-23. He walked a whopping eight times and scored an even crazier 11 runs. Clifford’s OPS has jumped significantly to .864, and he raised his home run total from 17 to 21. He is the first player in the Mets minor leagues this season to cross the 20-home run...
In many ways, the David Wright who ran onto the field for the first time as a major leaguer in July 2004 at Shea Stadium was the same David Wright who trotted out for the final time in September 2018. Within that 14-year span, he broke records, made seven All-Star teams, was an elite third baseman both in the field and at the plate, and was the face of a franchise that far too often didn’t...
Drew Gilbert had a scorching week at the plate for the Syracuse Mets, going 6-for-17 with three home runs and six RBIs. He also stole a base. Gilbert has been disappointing this year, owning a .746 OPS for the season in an offense-happy league, but he had arguably his best week yet and has a .930 OPS in his last 20 games. Gilbert was the best among several great individual performances in the...
In the Mets’ (16-7) first game against the Phillies (13-10) since Francisco Lindor ended Philadelphia’s season in last year’s NLCS, Lindor delivered two home runs, including a three-run shot to power the Mets to a 5-4 win. Lindor is on some run right now, as he has hit four home runs in his last four games. His first homer of Monday’s game came in the first inning, giving...
Good morning, Mets fans! Edwin Díaz officially returns from his 10-game suspension on Saturday. It’s amazing news for Mets fans, who have seen some brutal performances from the team’s bullpen during his absence. Díaz won’t solve all the bullpen’s problems, but the impact of getting that extra man back and having an actual closer can’t be overstated. The Mets went...
Following a 2022 season in which the Syracuse Mets posted a disappointing 64-85 record, there was hope that they would be able to turn things around in 2023. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out that way. In fact, the team arguably experienced an even worse season in Dick Scott’s first year managing the club. Posting the second-worst record in the International League at 61-85, the...
Francisco Álvarez was left searching for answers after finishing the month of June with a .151 batting average, a .534 OPS and 22 strikeouts. The flip to a new month has allowed the young catcher to regain some of the power he showed earlier this season, as he has hit a home run in two of his last three games. Álvarez has produced at the plate in high-leverage spots, including his go-ahead...
With nothing going right for the Mets, they desperately needed one of their stars to step up and break out with a big offensive game on Tuesday. Enter Brandon Nimmo, the Met who’s been the most consistent this season at the plate. On Tuesday night with the Mets in need of a spark to help them get back in the win column, Nimmo launched not one, but two homers off of Julio Teheran to...
Pete Alonso has been clobbering the baseball in the first month of the season. Alonso has amassed 10 home runs, and is second in the majors behind Max Muncy. He is well on pace to surpass 50 homers again for the first time since his rookie season in 2019. However, the Mets are relying far too much on Alonso to score via the long ball. The rest of the team has combined for just 16 home runs in 24...
The 2022 season was filled with plenty of memorable moments for the Mets, especially in terms of the long ball. However, a few stand above the rest, and today we are going to go over the top 5 home runs of the season. 5). Brett Baty Solo HR vs. ATL (8/17/22) Unbelievable! Baty Homers in First Big League At-Bat – YouTube On August 17, 2022, the Mets No. 2 prospect in Brett Baty made his...
Another game, another lackluster offensive performance by the New York Mets on Saturday evening. The New York offense, for the most part, has been struggling, outside some single-game explosions, for months. The main culprit of all these struggles can be traced back to a lack of power. Specifically, the home-run ball. The Mets’ offense has largely been praised by fans and pundits for...
The concept of interleague play has diluted over time. The Subway Series was no different. Initial and inevitable hype generated by a regular season Mets-Yankees match-up went down in recent years despite it having meaning to some fans. When both teams are playing at a high level it usually rises to the occasion too. The three games at Citi Field last season felt like the old days—infused with...
