Good morning, Mets fans! David Stearns was talking with the media yet again on Wednesday, where he gave some good news regarding Mets veteran outfielder Starling Marte. Stearns said that the club is confident that Marte will not need to undergo surgery on his groin this offseason. Marte has had medical struggles with his groin since the end of the 2022 season, which included having surgery prior...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday night, the MLB season officially ended as the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2023 World Series, four games to one. Winning Game 5 of the series by a score of 5-0, the 2023 Rangers gave the franchise their first-ever World Series trophy since its inception in 1961. Game 5 was the definition of a pitcher’s duel, even though each...
Will Sammon of The Athletic reports that the New York Mets are expected to hire someone outside the organization to replace the open managerial position, following the firing of Buck Showalter. In the article, Sammon notes how the Mets are still in the beginning stages of replacing Showalter, which leaves a lot of unknowns in their search for a manager. It is still unknown whether or not the...
Francisco Álvarez garners much attention for his home-run hitting with the New York Mets, and deservedly so. The former No. 1 overall prospect in baseball has showcased his power as a rookie. His 16 bombs in 214 plate appearances would be impressive for any player, let alone a 21-year-old catcher. One other part of Álvarez’s game is drawing some notoriety around the league. While Mets fans...
Welcome to the midway point Mets fans! Over the course of the All-Star break, we’ll be going back through the Mets roster, coaching staff, and front office and grading them at where things stand. First up will be the Mets coaching staff. Buck Showalter There’s no stat to grade a manager with adequately. Win-loss can be iffy since the manager doesn’t actually hit the field but...
In the final game of the first half of the season, the New York Mets (58-35) hoped to complete the four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs (35-57). During an overcast afternoon on Sunday at Wrigley Field, it looked as if the Mets were going to complete the sweep. However, after Drew Smith gave up a couple eighth inning runs, New York fell 3-2. The Mets got the scoring going early, in bizarre...
We’re not exactly sure when the New York Mets will actually take the field for the 2022 season yet thanks to the lockout, but whenever they do, the club officially has a full coaching staff ready for it. And on Monday at 1 pm ET, general manager Billy Eppler and manager Buck Showalter are going to talk about that. New York officially named its full coaching staff on Friday, with the...
As we turned to the New Year, the Mets’ front office got more active on things they can control: organizational coaching hires. It might still be a bit before we get any movement on the collective bargaining agreement side of things (more on that soon), but the Mets are seemingly trying to put themselves in the best position to hit the ground running into training camp with a set coaching...
