The 2024 New York Mets are a difficult and weird team to try and figure out. There was the 0-5 start, then the hot streak, and now we’re in another strange stretch where the bullpen continues to reign supreme, but yet there are notable red flags across the offense and the defense. We saw the great, the not so great and the confusing sides of the Mets throughout the four-game set against...
Updated Post: April 21, 7:00 pm ET – After the Mets 10-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, manager Carlos Mendoza provided some clarity on reliever Brooks Raley’s injury. Mendoza confirmed Raley’s MRI showed no structural damage and he is only expected to miss the 15-days he is slated to spend on the injured list. This is good news for the Mets as they continue their...
The 2024 New York Mets were expected to be a better defensive ballclub. Owner Steve Cohen even expressed how they gave teams extra outs in 2023. So far, however, things have been about the same for the Mets defense. On Saturday in Cincinnati against the Reds, New York’s mishaps on defense were on full display in a 9-6 loss to the Reds. It was a combination of bad defense and a struggling...
Here’s everything you need to know about how the New York Mets bullpen will look heading into the 2024 season.
With about two weeks left before Opening Day, the New York Mets took on the Houston Astros on Saturday at West Palm Beach. Michael Tonkin got the start on this day. So far in Spring Training, Tonkin had thrown 3 1/3 innings in three games. He hasn’t allowed a run, struck out three, and given up only two hits in these three games. Tonkin would be up against the likes of José Altuve and Kyle...
Sunday, March 10, 2024 • 1:10 PM Clover Field • Port St Lucie, FL LHP Brant Hunter (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (0-1, 7.36) SNY The New York Mets spring training results so far: Lost a game. Won four games. Lost four games. Won four games. Can the Mets break the pattern this afternoon and have a streak go to five games? Or does another four-game losing streak start today? If you’ve been...
The New York Mets have waited. The Mets fans have waited. It has been a long process for closer Edwin Díaz to make his return to the mound in game action ever since that night in Miami during the World Baseball Classic last year. Diaz, pitching for Puerto Rico, helped close out a win over the Dominican Republic. During the celebration, he suffered a freak injury that resulted in a full-thickness...
Continuing with MMO’s preseason ranking of positional groups around the NL East, next up is the bullpen. The division holds some of the best arms in the games, from elite closers to pitchers with devastating pitches. As the game changes, the bullpen has become one of the most crucial roles in the sport. Without a stable pen, you can’t win games. No. 5: Washington Nationals The...
With football season officially over, it’s time for baseball to shine again. Now that pitchers and catchers have begun reporting to their spring training sites, players will soon compete for coveted roster spots. Plenty of these position battles will garner the baseball community’s attention. The Mets especially enter spring with more questions than answers in some positions. Below...
David Stearns and the Mets were busy last week. The organization rehauled the bullpen for the upcoming season, re-signing Adam Ottavino on Jan. 31, and inking free agents Jake Diekman and Shintaro Fujinami on Feb. 2. These three signings marked serious investments toward the bullpen for next season. Before, Stearns had made 13 smaller moves that didn’t move the needle, but instead fit the...
After bolstering their bullpen with the signing of left-handed reliever Jake Diekman on Friday, the Mets subsequently inked Japanese flamethrower Shintaro Fujinami to a one-year, $3.35 million contract. Fujinami, 29, will add a much-needed uptick in velocity to the Mets bullpen, along with his counterpart Diekman and the returning Edwin Díaz. NPB Beginnings The 6-foot-6 right-handed...
On February 1, the New York Mets were reportedly close to an agreement with left-handed reliever Jake Diekman. The following day, it was confirmed that New York and Diekman were in agreement on a one-year deal worth $4 million that also contained a vesting option for 2025. The vesting option will be triggered if he pitches in 58-or-more games during the 2024 season. By adding Diekman, the Mets...
