Good morning, Mets fans! Nationals star Trea Turner was removed from Tuesday’s game after testing positive for COVID-19. Turned scored on a Josh Bell home run during the first inning, then he went immediately down the tunnel and was replaced by Gerardo Parra. After trade and injury speculation subsided, the team announced the shortstop’s diagnosis. The Nationals’ game against...
The Mets dropped the second of three games against the Braves Tuesday night, this time getting blown out 12-5 by the team now just four games behind them in the NL East. This game was over on Sunday. It was over as soon as the Mets–and by the Mets, I mean the front office–decided they’d saunter into a five-game series with two “To Be Determined” starting pitcher...
New York Mets right-handed pitcher Jerad Eickhoff (0-1, 4.96 ERA) lasted just 3.2 innings after he was hurt by his struggling defense in Monday night’s thrilling extra-inning 15-11 series opening win over the Cincinnati Reds. After the Mets jumped up to a three-run lead in the top of the first, Eickhoff and the defense gave the runs right back. Rookie infielder Jonathan India led off the...
Many Mets fans lamented the All-Star break because it created a lull in the baseball action. In New York’s most recent series in Pittsburgh, there was plenty of action both on and off the field. Off the field, Francisco Lindor landed on the injured list with a grade two oblique strain, and Jacob deGrom joined Lindor on the injured list with forearm discomfort. These are two huge blows for...
Aaron Loup will get the start in Sunday’s matinee against the Pirates at Citi Field. The New York Mets will close out the first half of the 2021 season against the Pirates at 1:10 P.M. on Sunday. Aaron Loup will start for the Mets against the Pirates today. — Tim Healey (@timbhealey) July 11, 2021 There was some thought that maybe Jacob deGrom would go given that he is skipping the 2021...
The New York Mets (40-34) sent Jerad Eickhoff to the mound as they faced off against the Washington Nationals (38-38) at Nationals Park on Monday. After not pitching at the MLB level since June 2019, the 30-year-old gave the Mets four shutout innings against the Atlanta Braves on June 21. However, things did not go as smoothly in his second start for the Mets as his struggles started from the...
The New York Mets (40-33, first place in the National League’s eastern division) will make a one-game stop in the nation’s capital to play manager Dave Martinez’s Washington Nationals (37-38, second place in the National League’s eastern division) before heading to Atlanta for three games with the Braves. In their most recent action, the Mets split a four-game series...
The New York Mets (38-31, first place in the National League’s eastern division) continue their eight-game home stand with four games against manager Joe Girardi’s Philadelphia Phillies (34-37, tied for third place in the National League’s eastern division). The Mets split four games with the Atlanta Braves in their most recent series, while the Phillies were swept in a...
Jacob deGrom and Jerad Eickhoff both took the mound on Monday night as the New York Mets (37-30) hosted the Atlanta Braves (34-37) at Citi Field for a doubleheader. DeGrom entered Game 1 of the twin bill with question marks surrounding his health status. The two-time Cy Young Award winner left his last two starts early due to two different health concerns. On June 11 he left after six innings of...
The New York Mets (36-29, first place in the National League’s eastern division) return home for four games with manager Brian Snitker’s Atlanta Braves (33-36, tied for third place in the National League’s eastern division). The series will feature a doubleheader on Monday, June 21, at Citi Field beginning at 5:10 p.m. The Mets are coming from a four-game series in Washington,...
With four games in three days this weekend, and another four over the next three days, the Mets needed pitching reinforcements. On Sunday, they added a fresh arm in the form of right-handed pitcher Jerad Eickhoff. To make space on the 26-man roster, the team designated outfielder Mason Williams for assignment. Eickhoff, 31 next month, has started eight games for the Mets’ Triple-A...
On Sunday afternoon, David Peterson, who is among the top contenders for the New York Mets’ fifth starter spot, took the mound in Port St. Lucie against the St. Louis Cardinals for his second exhibition start. Peterson tossed four innings, allowing three runs on five hits, walking two and striking out one. He threw 68 pitches, 41 for strikes. Peterson began his day by retiring the first...
