Bryce Montes de Oca has undergone Tommy John surgery, according to MMO’s very own Michael Mayer. As a result, the righty will now miss the entire 2023 season and longer as he begins his long road to recovery. It is a big blow for both de Oca and the Mets. The Mets announced the following: Yesterday, Bryce Montes de Oca underwent surgery to remove loose bodies from his right elbow. During...
Entering spring training, the Mets’ bullpen was an area that was going to be closely monitored. The reasoning for that is because of New York’s offseason approach, which has left two or so open reliever spots on the roster. Before spring started, one of the top candidates to fill one of those spots, contingent on a strong spring, was former Marlins’ pitcher John Curtiss. Well, thus...
When the Mets signed John Curtiss last season, they took a low-risk approach to gaining cheap and effective production out of the bullpen in 2023 as he was rehabbing from Tommy John surgery at the time. Curtiss, who will turn 30 in April, is set to earn $775,000 this season as the Mets picked up his team option during the offseason. He has played for a number of teams in his career that include:...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mets minor leaguer Josh Hejka posted on his Instagram that he underwent Tommy John surgery. The sidearming righty made it up to Triple-A Syracuse in 2022, posting a 4.70 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings across three levels. Hejka has also been a guest on MMO Weekly and even written an article for the site. Latest Mets News Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported...
Happy Thanksgiving, Mets fans! Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports reports that according to a person with knowledge of the situation, Bryce Harper had Tommy John surgery Wednesday and it went “very well.” He could be back hitting competitively by mid-May. The two-time NL MVP would obviously be a huge addition for the Phillies when he returns to play. Now, it is time for the morning...
Mets’ GM Billy Eppler announced on Thursday afternoon that the team was picking up the $14 million option for right-hander Carlos Carrasco and the $775K option for right-hander John Curtiss for the 2023 season. Carrasco, 35, went 15-7 with a 3.97 ERA, 3.53 FIP, and struck out 152 batters in 152 innings for the Mets this season. If the Mets declined Carrasco’s option they...
On September 15, the Mets organization lost one of the toughest, most hard-nosed players it had ever seen, catcher John Stearns. As Joe D. wrote on MMO, for fans for of a certain age, a part of our childhood passed away that day as well. As Joe pointed out, after the trade of Tom Seaver on June 15, 1977, Mets fans did not have much to hold. To make matters worse, the Yankees were beginning a run...
I feel like part of my childhood just died… Growing up as a kid in Brooklyn in a neighborhood still packed with old Brooklyn Dodger fans, I was naturally groomed to be a Mets fan. The funny thing is at the time the team started growing on me, it wasn’t the great Tom Seaver or Jerry Koosman that captured my growing passion for Mets baseball… For me my favorite players were the...
John Franco was not your stereotypical closer. He didn’t strike out many. He didn’t throw 100 miles per hour. But in terms of the end result, he’s among the best ever. Against the Marlins in the early stages of his 16th major league season, the 38-year-old Brooklyn native reached a milestone only one other relief pitcher had achieved and just four others have gotten to since....
The Mets signed right-handed reliever John Curtiss on Wednesday. The 29-year-old underwent Tommy John surgery last season and will not pitch for New York this year. Curtiss will report straight to the 60-day injured list. The Mets have a club option on Curtiss for 2023. In a corresponding move, Travis Blankenhorn was designated for assignment. Curtiss began his major league career in 2017 as a...
