Home runs were flying out of Citi Field on Saturday afternoon, but the New York Mets (48-30) couldn’t make theirs count in a 7-3 defeat to the Texas Rangers (37-39). Mets starter Trevor Williams allowed a lot of hard contact in a lackluster performance, and big days from Starling Marte, Eduardo Escobar, and Francisco Lindor were not enough to make up the deficit. Buck Showalter will have...
Good morning and Happy New Year’s Eve Mets fans! As a whole, the 2010s were not exactly ideal for Mets fans, but they had a couple of bright spots in the middle of the decade (2015-2016). For better or for worse, in a few hours the 2010s will be in the past. However, as our own Matt Musico wrote, the Mets are in a better spot heading into the 2020s than they were heading into the 2010s. So...
On Saturday night, Justin Verlander joined an exclusive club in MLB history by striking out the 3,000th batter of his career. With his strikeout of Kole Calhoun in the fourth inning, Verlander became one of 18 pitches in league history to strike out 3,000 hitters. Calhoun actually reached first base on the strikeout as the ball was in the dirt. Verlander, 36, is likely on the Hall of Fame track...
