Carlos Carrasco was the last of the New York Mets (3-4) starting rotation to make their spring debut. He got the start on Thursday when the Mets took on the Atlanta Braves (2-2) at Clover Park. Atlanta ended up picking up the win by a final score of 6-2 despite a late Mets rally in the ninth. The Braves got the scoring started in the top of the second against Carrasco. After Kevin Pillar drew a...
Ronny Mauricio is the Mets’ highest-profile prospect currently playing in fall/winter leagues as he mans shortstop for the Tigres del Licey. After collecting two hits in Sunday’s action, the 21-year-old went 3-for-3 with three doubles, two walks and two RBIs on Monday. One of the doubles came off former Met Jenrry Mejia. That performance brought Mauricio’s overall Dominican...
Where would the New York Mets be without Eduardo Escobar right now? That is a very good question, given how hot at the plate the veteran has been since September, coupled with the fact that he has been the only real consistent bat for this team for a while now. That was on show in the NL Wild Card Game 1 loss to the San Diego Padres on Friday, with the Mets bats once again disappearing during...
As the MiLB season winds down, the Syracuse Mets were the only team in action. The Mets would provide plenty of excitement, scoring five runs in the final two innings, which included RBI hits from Jake Mangum and Francisco Álvarez, to beat Worcester 5-0. José Butto turned in his most impressive performance of the season on the mound, throwing seven shutout innings and striking out 11. Syracuse...
3 UP MaKing History Starting with Jacob deGrom striking out 13 batters over the first five innings, the New York Mets would tie a Major League record striking out 20 batters over a nine inning game. The other strikeouts would come from Seth Lugo (1), Joely Rodriguez (5), and Trevor May (1). As an aside, this beat the Mets record by one. Of course, that record was held by Tom Seaver, who struck...
The first season in orange and blue was a bit of a struggle for New York Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor. He struggled at the plate for most of the season, and never quite settled in with his new ball club. Lindor said early on in camp that he’s focused and determined to give the hometown fans something to cheer for in his second year in the Big Apple. So far in spring training, Lindor has...
