Disclaimer: This article is not implying that Jeff McNeil will have the same career as Ichiro Suzuki. The purpose of this article is to highlight the similar characteristics that both McNeil and Ichiro share. A player’s approach is up to them and McNeil plays in a very different era than Ichiro, which will lead to different hitting philosophies. I was not trying to compare their career...
Asdrubal Cabrera Signs with the Texas Rangers The Texas Rangers and free agent infielder, Asdrubal Cabrera agreed to a one-year deal worth $3.5 million yesterday, pending a physical per Jeff Passan of ESPN, who also credited Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic as the first to report the news. The former Met had been with the club since the 2016 season until he was dealt to the Philadelphia Phillies at...
Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (34-49) were off yesterday after splitting their two-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays (40-46). Latest Mets News The Mets are back home where they will continue some interleague play. Jacob deGrom (5-4, 1.84 ERA) will pitch against Ryne Stanek (1-2, 1.98 ERA) and the Tampa Bay Rays (43-43) beginning at 7:10 p.m. EDT. Ken Davidoff of the New York...
Effective today, first ballot Hall-of-Famer Ichiro Suzuki is transitioning to the role of Special Assistant to the Chairman with the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners selected the contract of former Mets reliever Erik Goeddel from Triple-A Tacoma to take Ichiro’s place on the active roster. “We want to make sure we capture all of the value that Ichiro brings to this team off the field,”...
The New York Mets (65-86) were defeated by the Miami Marlins (71-80) 5-4 on Tuesday night in the second game of a three-game series in Miami. Pitching: Seth Lugo started the game for the Mets tonight pitched well against the tough Miami Marlins lineup. Outside of a Christian Yelich homer in the fourth, he managed to shut down the lineup. He lasted five innings, while allowing one earned run,...
It was mission accomplished in Miami as the Mets took the rubber match against the Marlins heading into a three game series against the hapless Phillies at Citi Field. Securing back-to-back victories may not be something to write home about, but it shows much improvement in a pitching rotation that looked like it was put out to pasture just a mere week ago. Thursday night Seth Lugo gave the Mets...
In a contest where Terry Collins broke the record for most games at the helm ever for a Mets manager, infielder Jose Reyes made a little history of his own. Reyes, 33, registered career hit No. 2,000 on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the first inning, as the veteran went 3-for-4 on the evening with two RBI. “Last year at this point, I was sitting on my couch,”...
Rafael Montero’s rocky start against the Miami Marlins morphed into a happy ending as the Mets battled back from a six-run deficit to beat Don Mattingly’s school of fish 8-7. After returning from a rainy night in Georgia, in which their postponed 3-1 lead led to nowhere, DL designated Noah Syndergaard’s replacement surrendered five runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings, and with no one else to...
Ask the former Gold Glove center fielder Mike Cameron how he looks back on his 17-year career in the majors and he’ll tell you that he feels blessed and grateful. Those words perfectly describe a man who had the opportunity to play close to 2,000 games in the big leagues, swat 278 career home runs, steal 297 bases, earn three Gold Glove Awards and collect endless memories with the eight...
Yoenis Cespedes set Citi Field on fire with a walk off homerun in the bottom of the 10th to bring the New York Mets even with the slumping Miami Marlins in the Wild Card standings, just 2.5 games behind the front-running St. Louis Cardinals. Returning to the line-up after missing Sunday’s painful loss, Cespedes and his questionable quad gave the Mets a much needed 2-1 win, proving that a trip...
Faced with the loss of Giancarlo Stanton for the rest of the season, the Marlins are considering both Alex Rodriguez (unconditionally released) and Carlos Gomez (designated for assignment) according to various reports. MLB Network Radio’s Jim Bowden says it’s inevitable that the Marlins could sign Rodriguez to play first base, according to his sources. Marlins team president Michael...
As the New York Mets conclude their three-game set against the Miami Marlins on Sunday, baseball fans continue to watch a 42-year-old hitting marvel, who is only four hits shy of reaching the elusive 3,000 hit club. What’s more amazing is that combined with the nine-years he spent with the Orix Blue Wave team in Japan, Ichiro Suzuki already has a combined 4,274 hits, 18 more hits than...
