Good morning, Mets fans! In winter ball action, Starling Marte went 1-for-3 with a single and reached base twice on hit-by-pitches. Notably, Marte played the entire game defensively in right field for only the second time since playing winter ball this offseason. Marte is hitting .300 with a .812 OPS in six winter games. Latest Mets News The Mets officially announced the signing of pitcher Sean...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Buck Showalter indicated that Ronny Mauricio could start to see more playing time at different defensive positions including first base, third base, and the outfield. This came on the same night that Mauricio started at second base for Triple-A Syracuse, the first game in his minor league career that he started at a position other than shortstop. If Mauricio...
Good morning, Mets fans! Opening Day this year was historic from a fan engagement standpoint. According to MLB Communications, Opening Day was watched for 172 million minutes by MLB.TV viewers, the most watched day in MLB.TV history by 42%. Additionally, online merchandise sales on Opening Day were the highest ever by 10% and social media views were up 83% from Opening Day 2022. Ben Cafardo...
The 2023 World Baseball Classic is scheduled to begin in less than a month, and the New York Mets are expected to be well-represented at the tournament. Here is a rundown of the Mets that will and won’t be playing for their respective countries in the WBC. Infielders Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil were selected to be a part of the team for the United States. Newly-signed Met and relief...
The New York Mets announced on Thursday night that they’ve invited the following 15 players to major league spring training camp. Top Prospects C Kevin Parada – Mets 2022 first rounder OF Alex Ramirez – Youngster has been included in most publications top 100 MLB prospects Minor League Bullpen Arms RHP Grant Hartwig – Top 30 prospect after posting 1.75 ERA last season...
Tuesday night was a special one for 20-year-old Francisco Álvarez. Just five days after being called up from Triple-A Syracuse, he made his Mets debut behind the plate, and even more special, Álvarez collected his first two big league hits, both extra-base hits. Álvarez put an exclamation point on his first hit of the night, launching a long home run to left-center field in the sixth inning....
The Athletic conducted their annual poll of anonymous Major League players to ask questions about the postseason teams. The article has the caveat that the poll was conducted until mid-September, and players did abstain from some of the questions posited. When the answers were collected, one thing was readily clear. Major League players fear the Mets pitching come the postseason. Concerning the...
