When the New York Mets were searching for a new manager, their fifth since Terry Collins, not many had Carlos Mendoza as the guy. The Chicago Cubs hired Craig Counsell after the Mets pursued him. New York interviewed Mendoza during the process and came away impressed and hired the former New York Yankees bench coach. Instead of a playoff-experienced manager like Counsell, the Mets hired an...
If there’s one thing you must do in September when you’re in a playoff race, it is to keep rolling. The New York Mets are rolling right now. On Saturday, the Mets shut out the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 off the backs of a good outing from Jose Quintana, timely hitting, and stellar defense. A home run by Harrison Bader, an RBI single by Pete Alonso, and a two-RBI double by J.D. Martinez were...
The lows get lower for the 2024 New York Mets. On a day when they, once again, broke out the City Connect jerseys, and Christian Scott made his Citi Field debut, the Mets offense no-showed and were almost no-hit by Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves bullpen as they dropped this one 4-1 to Atlanta. The only ounce of offense for the Mets came on J.D. Martinez hitting his first home run of the season...
On Thursday, the New York Mets decided on DJ Stewart to make their roster. Stewart will be the team’s designated hitter until J.D. Martinez is ready to join the Mets lineup. One of the final decisions for the Opening Day roster came down to the bullpen, and they’ve made their choices. The 2024 Mets Opening Day roster is now final. Michael Tonkin Tonkin started in the big leagues in...
On Saturday, the New York Mets headed back to Clover Park for a game with the Houston Astros. It began as a big day before the game when the Mets officially announced the signing of slugger J.D. Martinez. Martinez met with the media and began his Mets tenure by talking to Mark Vientos during batting practice. Just five days before Opening Day, José Quintana took the mound for his final start of...
Jon Heyman of MLB Network first reported the news of Red Sox’s outfielder, J.D. Martinez, choosing to not opt-out of his contract. Martinez signed a five year, 110 million dollar deal in 2018 with the ability to opt-out after the 2019 season and 2020 season. Martinez ended his 2019 season with a slash line of .304/.383/.557. The outfielder can earn 62.5 million dollars over the next three...
