Good morning, Mets fans! Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor was seen working out with Mets youngsters Mark Vientos and Jett Williams in Port St. Lucie. This is one of the many times the Gold Glover has worked out with Vientos during the offseason; at the end of the 2023 season, the Mets’ young third baseman made it a point to get together with Lindor in the winter. However, this seemed...
Good morning Mets fans! In an interview with the digital baseball show Foul Territory, former Mets manager Buck Showalter passionately discussed load management. “We had a guy hit a triple and two doubles, and they said he probably needs a day off because he ran too much around the bases,” Showalter said during the interview. “I said ‘What do you want me to tell him? Don’t get anymore hits so...
Good morning, Mets fans! Wednesday night, the lone game on the docket was the Houston Astros going into Arlington to take on the Texas Rangers in Game 3 of the ALCS. The major headline heading into the game was the return of former Met Max Scherzer, who would make his postseason debut as a Ranger. The last time he was on the mound in October, it did not go well, to say the least, Scherzer went 4...
It might have taken a bit longer than expected, but Jeff McNeil is finally starting to look like his old self at the plate. The reigning National League batting champion has had a rough go of things this season, hitting .253/.330/.332 with 103 hits, four home runs and 37 RBIs through 112 games. In comparison, McNeil finished the 2022 campaign with a .326/.382/.454 with 174 hits in 148 games. He...
Good morning, Mets fans! Astros general manager Dana Brown confirmed Sunday that Jose Altuve has a broken right thumb and will need to undergo surgery. Brown said there is no timetable for Altuve’s return. He suffered the injury when he was hit by a pitch by Daniel Bard in the fifth inning of Team Venezuela’s quarterfinal game against the USA. WBC Scores USA 14, Cuba 2 Pete Alonso:...
Thursday’s friendly matchup between the Mets and the Venezuelan World Baseball Classic team started with a bang and ended with a 6-4 win for the national team at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. On playing for his country’s team, Mets third baseman and Team Venezuela member Eduardo Escobar said that wearing his country’s uniform is “very important for me, because you want to...
In a sea of leftover Halloween costumes and hackneyed, “Houston We Have A Problem” posters, the Phillies blanked the Astros 7-0, setting World Series records to boot. The rainout on Monday was a gift from god for Philly on Tuesday with Ranger Suarez taking the reins from Noah Syndergaard. Who knows what the ex-Met with the Thor moniker would have done, and frankly, who cares? Suárez took the...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Houston Astros, off the bats of Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker, led the Astros to a 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners and have taken a 2-0 series lead in the American League Division Series. Alvarez’s go-ahead home run in the sixth inning makes him the only player to have multiple go-ahead home runs in the sixth inning or later with his team trailing in the...
What seemed impossible at the All-Star Break has become a reality for the Atlanta Braves. For the first time in 26 years, the city of Atlanta and the Braves will hoist the World Series trophy defeating the Houston Astros in six games. Atlanta defeated the Astros in games one, three, four, and six, winning the final matchup 7-0. Jorge Soler was named World Series MVP after going six-for-20 with...
MLB Network continued their “Top 10 Right Now” series on Sunday with the second base installment, and Jeff McNeil took home No. 2 honors, behind only DJ LeMahieu of the New York Yankees. The Top 10 shakes out like this: DJ LeMahieu Jeff McNeil Ketel Marte Brandon Lowe Cavan Biggio Jake Cronenworth Donovan Solano Chris Taylor Jose Altuve Ozzie Albies McNeil, 28, has a clear path to...
Houston Astros (O-2) at Washington Nationals (2-O) WORLD SERIES GAME 3: RHP ZACK GREINKE (0-2, 6.43) VS. RHP ANÍBAL SÁNCHEZ (1-0, 0.71) FRIDAY, OCT. 25, 2019 • NATIONALS PARK • WASHINGTON, D.C. The Nationals took a 2-0 series lead after trouncing the Astros, 11-3 on Wednesday night in Houston. Nats look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead as they host the first World Series game being played...
Houston Astros (3-1) at New York Yankees (1-3) American League Championship Series Game 5 • Yankee Stadium RHP Justin Verlander (21-6, 2.58) vs LHP James Paxton (15-6, 3.82) The Astros won Game 4 behind three-run homers from Carlos Correa and George Springer. Astros starter Zack Greinke allowed just one run over 4 1/3 innings. C.C. Sabathia has been removed from the Yankees roster after being...
