When the Mets (17-18) faced the Cardinals (15-20) just over a week ago at Citi Field, it was an ugly series loss for the Mets. The Mets lost the first two games but salvaged a win in the final matchup. This time around, the Mets grabbed the first game of the series 4-3 to record their first win on their road trip. The Mets scored an unusual first inning run off of St. Louis starter Kyle...
Coming off a series sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Mets (16-18) are set for three games against the St. Louis Cardinals (15-19). Over the weekend, the Mets did not win a single game against the Rays. Whether it was the struggles of Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil at the plate, the inability of closer Edwin Díaz to notch a save or the control issues with the starting pitchers,...
Good morning, Mets fans! The New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres made important additions to their 2024 staff on Tuesday. The Yankees announced the hiring of former Detroit Tigers and Angels manager Brad Ausmus as their bench coach, filling the vacancy made by Carlos Mendoza departing to become the Mets manager. Ausmus, a 48th-round draft pick by the Yankees in 1987, has...
The Tuesday before Thanksgiving hasn’t been incredibly active on the rumor mill as the hot stove is being reserved for turkeys and pie. But there’s been some action! Kyle Gibson has signed a one-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, who reunited with Lance Lynn on Monday. Gibson’s contract has an option for 2025, according to Bob Nightengale. The 36-year-old was a quality...
The New York Mets’ season has taken a turn for the worse, failing to win any of their five games since the August 1 trade deadline. The most recent loss being Saturday’s 7-3 defeat versus the Baltimore Orioles. Most of the roster has struggled during that stretch, but one player who has begun to rediscover himself is Jeff McNeil. He accounted for all of the team’s runs batted...
Good morning, Mets fans. Winter Meetings start today which means the intensity of the offseason may pick up. Things got started Friday when the Texas Rangers announced their signing of now former New York Met Jacob deGrom. Though, it is expected this week deals may move quicker as owners and front office staff of each team embark on the Winter Meetings. Per Buster Olney of ESPN, the Rangers are...
Sunday, August 21, 2022 • 1:35 P.M. Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA RHP Jose Butto (MLB Debut) vs. RHP Kyle Gibson (8-5, 4.30 ERA) SNY • WCBS 880 AM The Mets go for the series victory today in Philadelphia. New York won the first game of the doubleheader yesterday, but couldn’t get the offense going for the night cap. So, they settled for the split. For the past week the Mets have known...
The New York Mets (19-10) dropped the first game of their Mother’s Day doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies (12-15) on Sunday afternoon. In the first game since that historic ninth inning comeback on Thursday night, the Mets couldn’t pick up Max Scherzer, who suffered his first loss in his last 25 starts. Scherzer certainly didn’t have his best stuff, but he also ran into...
Sunday, May 1, 2022 • 12:35 P.M.Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PARHP Max Scherzer (4-0, 2.61 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Gibson (2-1, 2.93 ERA)SNY • WCBS 880 AM Happy Mother’s Day! The Mets will actually play baseball today! Two games to be precise. The rain that has been impacting the majority of the northeast since Friday is finally out of the area and there’s a lot of baseball to make...
The Mets and Phillies game set for Friday night at Citizens Bank Park has been officially rained out. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on August 20. Now the Phillies will have to let the taste of their ninth inning collapse on Thursday night linger another day. The Mets scored seven runs in the ninth inning to beat the Phillies by a 8-7 score. The pitching matchup for Friday...
Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Texas Rangers and Kyle Gibson have agreed to a three-year, $30 million contract. Jon Morosi of MLB.com first reported that the team was closing in on a deal with the right-hander. Gibson, 32, went 13-7 for the Minnesota Twins this past season with a 4.84 ERA, 4.26 FIP, and 1.444 WHIP. He had a career-high strikeout rate of 9.0 K/9 as compared to 3.2 BB/9....
