Good morning, Mets fans! Pete Alonso will look to avenge his Home Run Derby loss from last year in tonight’s event at T-Mobile Park. Alonso will face off against Julio Rodríguez, who eliminated him in the semifinals last year, in the first round tonight. The 28-year-old will look to join Ken Griffey Jr. as the only three-time derby champions. Festivities are set to begin at 8 p.m. Latest...
The final game before the All-Star break perfectly summed up the New York Mets’ first 90 games of the season. On Sunday afternoon at Petco Park in San Diego, the New York Mets got some poor starting pitching and failed to take advantage of numerous opportunities. As a result, the team lost 6-2 and enter the break on a two-game losing streak with a record six games under .500. To add injury...
Sunday, July 9, 2023 • 4:10 PM Petco Park • San Diego, California RHP Max Scherzer (8-2, 4.03) vs. RHP Joe Musgrove (7-2, 3.56) WPIX The New York Mets have a critical rubber game this afternoon against the San Diego Padres. On Friday night, the Mets won a back-and-forth, extra-inning affair. Yesterday, the Padres were able to score three runs early and the Mets could only muster one run in...
Good morning, Mets fans, and welcome to draft day! Round 1 of the 2023 MLB Draft opens tonight at 7:00 p.m ET in Seattle. All of our writers here at Metsmerized will have you covered on who the Mets draft and throughout the next three days. The Mets and Padres conclude their series and the first half of the season this afternoon at 4:10 p.m. ET. Max Scherzer (8-2, 4.03 ERA) takes the mound for...
New York Mets manager Buck Showalter made the bold decision to have the umpires check San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove for foreign substances during the sixth inning of their 6-0 loss in Game 3 of the Wild Card. Musgrove was mowing down Mets hitters and was observed and pointed out by many Mets fans on Twitter that Musgrove’s ears were particularly shiny. The belief was there that...
The New York Mets entered Sunday night’s game with the same needed outcome as Saturday’s game: win. If New York lost Game 3 of the Wild Card Series at Citi Field on Sunday, they would see their 101-win season come to an end. Unfortunately, after some walk issues by Chris Bassitt, the Mets’ lineup could not touch an elite Joe Musgrove. With that, New York loss 6-0 and was...
Sunday, October 9, 2022 • 7:07 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY Joe Musgrove (10-7, 2.93 ERA) vs. Chris Bassitt (15-9, 3.42 ERA) ESPN • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 The Mets and Padres face off tonight at Citi Field for a winner-takes-all rubber game. After getting trounced in Game 1, the Mets struck back last night. For the Mets, it was the formula they’ve used all year to win 101 games. The starting...
After a victory in a win-or-go-home Game 2, the New York Mets will face elimination once again Sunday night in Game 3. After a stellar performance by Jacob deGrom Saturday, the Mets will turn to their third starter, Chris Bassitt. On the other side of things, the San Diego Padres will turn to the right-handed Joe Musgrove. Joe Musgrove After coming over from the Pittsburgh Pirates,...
A night after being pounded by the Padres, Jacob deGrom kept the Mets’ playoff hopes alive with high heat and a bevy of beautifully placed sliders. The lanky right-hander tossed six innings of two-run, five-hit ball, fanning eight, including three consecutive punch-outs of Manny Machado. It wasn’t vintage, but it was good enough. Brandon Nimmo had a banner day going 3-for-4 with a ribeye,...
Good morning, Mets fans! As the sweepstakes for Nationals star Juan Soto continue, MLB Network insiders Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman revealed that executives see the Cardinals as the favorites to land the 23-year-old outfielder. The Cardinals sit in second place in the NL Central and have the prospects and MLB-ready talent that the Nationals are looking for. Soto would be joining a lineup that...
The New York Mets (59-37) entered Sunday night’s nationally-televised finale at Citi Field looking to avoid a sweep. Against the San Diego Padres (54-43), the Mets’ bats awoke and New York triumphed to a 8-5 victory. This, specifically led by a big three-run home run via Pete Alonso, as well as some strong pitching (outside of Joely Rodríguez), once again. Worth noting, given the...
Sunday, July 24, 2022 • 7:08 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Joe Musgrove (8-2, 2.42 ERA) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (10-4, 4.27 ERA) ESPN • WCBS 880 AM The New York Mets will try to stop a three-game slide and will try to avoid being swept tonight as they take on the San Diego Padres for ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. The Mets’ offense is mired in a team-wide slump. Despite...
