Former Met Mark Canha made a recent appearance on the podcast “The Show” with Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman, where he talked about a range of topics from being a Brewer, to Tommy Pham’s comments on Mets’ players’ work ethics, to being teammates with Pete Alonso. Canha joined the show and first spoke about the trade that sent him to the Milwaukee Brewers: “It was...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are set to play a doubleheader today after last night’s game between the Mets and Red Sox was suspended due to inclement weather that persisted well after the game was originally delayed. The game will resume at 2:10 p.m. ET, while the game originally scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET will be pushed back to 7:10 p.m. ET. The game will resume in the bottom of the...
Good morning, Mets fans! General manager Billy Eppler spoke on Friday about Mark Vientos and why he has not been called up to the major league club yet despite a scorching hot start in Triple-A. Eppler noted that there are several factors that play into it such as Vientos’ development and usage, but said a potential promotion is “definitely on our radar and something we’re...
The Mets took the field at loanDepot Park on Saturday afternoon looking to rebound from their disappointing loss on Friday evening. Tylor Megill started the game for the Mets in place of Justin Verlander, who was put on the Injured List, while the promising Edward Cabrera took the mound for the Marlins. While the bats went cold on Friday, they were able to come through in the clutch as big hits...
The New York Mets announced on Saturday evening that they have optioned infielders Brett Baty and Mark Vientos to Triple-A. With the Mets set to play their final spring training game on Sunday, we should start seeing a slew of roster cuts as Opening Day draws ever closer. That process has now started with Baty and Vientos both being sent down. It probably won’t prove popular that Baty has...
Saturday evening at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, the New York Mets lost 10-7 to the Washington Nationals after holding a lead going into the bottom of the seventh. John Curtiss took the mound for the Mets, replacing Kodai Senga, who was scratched after he injured his finger in between starts. The Mets were the first team to score in the heavily offensive matchup . Tim Locastro opened the...
Mark Vientos came into spring training with the goal of making the Opening Day roster for the New York Mets. His individual performance on Saturday, March 4 against the Miami Marlins is just another example of what he is capable of. Vientos hit two home runs as the Mets went onto to win 15-4. The number eight prospect in the Mets’ system connected on his first home run in the top of the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Abbey Mastracco of The Daily News is reporting that Mets prospect Mark Vientos could be an option anywhere in the infield. Vientos came with three different fielding gloves to player several different positions and could realistically be another first baseman option behind Alonso and current designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach. “I’m ready to play in the big leagues every...
No. 5 Mark Vientos, 1B/3B/DH B/T: R/R Age: December 11, 1999 (23) Ht: 6’4″ Wt: 200 lb. ETA: 2022 Previous Rank: 5 Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2017 June Amateur Draft from American Heritage HS (Plantation, FL) 2022 Stats (Syracuse):.280/.358/.519, 16 2B, 3B, 24 HR, 72 RBI, 2 CS 2022 Stats (MLB): .167/.268/.278, 2B, HR, 3 RBI There is a common pattern developing in Mark...
After spending his first seven big league seasons with the Oakland Athletics, Mark Canha was ready for a change. Following the 2021 season, the California native was entering free agency for the first time in his career and was ready for new opportunities. After being drafted by the then Florida Marlins in the seventh round of the 2010 Draft, Canha was selected in the 2014 Rule 5 Draft by the...
Mark Vientos put together quite an impressive season in 2022, starring for the Syracuse Mets before earning a major league call-up in early September. His efforts were rewarded on Monday when he was named to the International League All-Star team as the representative for the third base position. Vientos, the Mets’ second-round pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, struggled out of the gate this year but...
Veteran outfielder Mark Canha has given all New York Mets fans some good news on a Friday by revealing that Jacob deGrom would like to remain in Queens beyond the 2022 season. Speaking in an in-depth interview with Mike Puma of the New York Post, Canha gave an update on deGrom’s potential future with free agency looming, in addition to speaking about his own future and his relationship...
