Good morning, Mets fans! While the Dodgers captured a 5-2 win over the Padres in Seoul on Wednesday, that was far from the biggest story in “The City of Angels.” Bill Shaikin of the LA Times reported that Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was accused of “engaging in a ‘massive theft’ of the ballplayer’s funds to place bets with an allegedly illegal...
The Mets’ struggles continued at Citi Field with a series loss to the Colorado Rockies, another team that was previously on track for over 100 losses on the season. With the defeat, the Mets fell below .500 after a season’s first week for the first time since the final day of the 2021 season. Although Billy Eppler and others have preached patience, the way the Mets are losing speaks...
Good morning, Mets fans! Six-time All-Star Vida Blue passed away on Sunday at the age of 73. Blue was a second-round pick by the Kansas City A’s in 1967 and debuted with the team as a 19-year-old in 1969. In 1971, Blue won the AL Cy Young and MVP awards as a 21-year-old, turning in a magnificent 1.82 ERA with 301 strikeouts in 312 innings, and throwing 24 complete games. He went on to help...
The New York Mets (17-18) finished off their three-game set against the Colorado Rockies Sunday afternoon. On a sunny day at Citi Field in Flushing, NY the Mets got woeful pitching and allowed 13 runs in a 13-6 series finale loss. The Mets drop to under .500 for the first time since the beginning of the season. New York’s first inning pitching woes continued. Randal Grichuk launched a...
It might just be time to start asking hard questions about the New York Mets. For all the talk that it is early in the season, getting swept by the Detroit Tigers one week after nearly doing so to the Washington Nationals must flash warning signals. The baseball season is long, but the age of the Mets’ roster means that struggles will be questioned as natural regression rather than just a...
The Mets continued finding ways to win this week, beating the Dodgers two games out of three despite pitching struggles and being shut out by Clayton Kershaw. The final game came in tribute to Metsmerized founder Joe D, may he rest in peace. It was a good time for the Mets to get the Dodgers, who have scuffled out of the gate. Still, the Mets are giving no apologies for beating a team that won...
The primary focus coming out of Wednesday’s Mets-Dodgers game will be the ejection of Max Scherzer, who was tossed in the fourth inning after a substance check from umpires Phil Cuzzi and Dan Bellino. Scherzer could be facing a 10-game suspension from the ejection, pending appeal. Scherzer became only the the third MLB player ejected for foreign substances since the league instituted...
Good morning, Mets fans! Max Scherzer played catch on Sunday, which he takes as a step forward to making his next start. Buck Showalter said that Scherzer is “keeping everything moving” and expects the 38-year-old to pitch against the Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon. Scherzer was initially supposed to face the A’s on Sunday, but he was pushed back due to some back soreness....
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets (9-6) and Athletics (3-12) wrap up their three-game series this evening at 4:07 p.m. ET at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. José Butto will make his first start of the season in place of Max Scherzer against JP Sears (0-1, 5.59 ERA) for the Athletics. The Mets will look to complete a three-game sweep. Latest Mets News The Mets on Saturday announced a few roster...
The New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Jimmy Yacabonis and recalled RHP José Butto from Triple-A on Saturday, the franchise announced. In corresponding moves, the team DFA’d Dennis Santana and placed Stephen Nogosek on the 15-day IL with a right elbow bone bruise. A standout in Spring Training, Yacabonis was signed to a minor-league contract this winter. He’s appeared in four...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets made their latest rounds of cuts on Sunday, optioning infielder Danny Mendick and right-hander Jeff Brigham to Triple-A Syracuse. In addition, left-hander T.J. McFarland and righty Jimmy Yacabonis were re-assigned to minor-league camp. With Mendick being sent down, the Mets have Tim Locastro and Darin Ruf battling for the final spot on the team’s bench....
The New York Mets announced another round of cuts this morning. The team announced that relievers T.J. McFarland and Jimmy Yacabonis were assigned to minor league camp, while former Marlins’ bullpen piece Jeff Brigham was formally optioned to Triple-A. This leaves John Curtiss, Stephen Nogosek, Dennis Santana, and Elieser Hernández fighting for the three remaining bullpen spots. Both...
