Tag: Los Angeles Angels

Morning Briefing: Pete Alonso Never Had Final Conversation With Mets

Good morning, Mets fans! With the Orioles in the Bronx for a series with the Yankees, it marks the first time Pete Alonso has returned to New York since his departure from the Mets this offseason. Prior to Friday’s series opener, Alonso held a 13-minute session with media where he said he never had a final conversation with Steve Cohen or David Stearns before signing with the Orioles. He...

Game Chat: Mets vs. Angels, 9:38 PM

Friday, May 1, 2026 • 9:38 PM Angel Stadium • Anaheim, CA RHP Christian Scott (0-0, 6.75) vs. RHP Walbert Ureña (0-3, 4.76) WPIX Yesterday’s game was a good encapsulation for the Mets’ season as a whole. The game started full of promise with a deep shot by Juan Soto that was then robbed at the wall by James Wood. In the next frame, Freddy Peralta made a throwing error, leading a run to...

Series Preview: Mets Searching For Any Positive Momentum vs. Angels

The New York Mets (10-21) finished the month of April with the worst record in all of baseball. There are no good ways to spin how the beginning of the season has unfolded for the team. The Mets have put themselves in a massive hole, and Carlos Mendoza and the players are looking to turn this around. They will begin their road trip against the Los Angeles Angels (12-20), who have lost nine of...

Francisco Lindor Named NL Player of the Week

Major League Baseball announced the American League and National League Players of the Week on Monday, and a pair of shortstops earned last week’s honors. Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto (8-for-25 [.320 AVG], four home runs, eight RBIs, and a 1.254 OPS) earned the designation for the American League, and Francisco Lindor, who, for the fifth time in his career, earned the honors for the...

Report: Mets Recalling Francisco Alvarez From Triple-A

The Mets are recalling Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A Syracuse according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Alvarez has been consistently driving the ball out of the ballpark since his demotion on June 22. The Mets’ catcher hit his 11th home run over his last 16 games on Sunday. The team will call him up nearly a month after he was sent down, ahead of its three-game series against the Los...

Morning Briefing: Manaea to Start Rehab Assignment

Good morning, Mets fans! Despite injuries to their starting rotation throughout the season, the Mets lead MLB in team ERA. The Mets rotation is rolling, but New York’s staff is getting some reinforcements to help make their pitching attack even stronger. Frankie Montas has begun making rehab starts and now Sean Manaea is expected to make his first rehab start for High-A Brooklyn this...

Canning Survives Tough Yankees Lineup Continuing His Strong Season

New York Mets’ starter Griffin Canning wasn’t able to go past the 5 1/3-inning mark on Saturday, however, he did enough to scatter seven hits and allow only two runs against a New York Yankees lineup with the second-highest OPS in the major leagues. With the performance, his season ERA increased slightly from 2.36 to 2.47. It certainly wasn’t the 29-year-old’s best outing...

Morning Briefing: Danny Young Might Need Tommy John Surgery

Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, the Mets announced that lefty reliever Danny Young will be placed on the 15-day IL, retroactive to April 27, with a left elbow strain. Along with that move, righty Chris Devenski was selected from Triple-A Syracuse and the recently signed lefty Brooks Raley was transferred to the 60-day IL. Unfortunately, this does not seem like a short-term stint, as Mets...

Morning Briefing: Opening Day is Here!

Good morning, Mets fans! Opening Day is finally here! After five long months of cold weather and no Mets baseball, Amazin’ fans can rejoice as their club will take the field yet again today. Last season was a wild roller coaster ride that saw the Mets look dead in the water a couple of months in, to doing a complete 180 and going to the sixth game of the NLCS. The squad from Queens has now...

Report: Alonso Meets with Angels; Mets Discuss Torkelson Trade

Updated Post: Jan. 24, 4:45 PM On SI’s Pat Ragazzo reported that the Mets are considering a trade for Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson with uncertainty regarding Pete Alonso’s chances of a return to Queens. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, Torkelson slashed .233/.313/.446 with 31 home runs in 2023 before hitting .219/.295/.374 in 92 games and 381 plate...

Morning Briefing: Mets Set Amazin’ Day Lineup

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets, who are hosting their first version of fan fest in nearly five years on Saturday, released their star-studded lineup for the day. Amazin’ Day, where fans will be able to hear from and meet current and former Mets players, will have some of the biggest names in the franchise’s history available. Some of those names include Mike Piazza, Francisco...

Morning Briefing: Scherzer Market ‘Heating Up’

Good morning, Mets fans! While the starting pitching market continues to dwindle with most of the top names being off the board, there are still a couple of future Hall of Famers on the market. Both Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander are searching for new homes, and Jon Heyman of the New York Post gave an update of Scherzer’s market on a Bleacher Report live stream. Heyman reported that the...

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