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...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic gave insight to Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez’s bid to buy the Mets. Steve Gelbs of SNY reported that Jed Lowrie has been placed on the Injured List with left knee discomfort. The Mets also placed right-hander Walker Lockett on the 10-day Injured List with lower back discomfort. Jay Jaffe of Fangraphs discussed the...
According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, infielder Matt Adams exercised the release clause in his contract and is now a free agent, ending his Mets tenure before playing a regular-season game for the team. The Mets signed Adams to a minor league contract last winter, seeking to add a veteran power bat off the bench and to provide positional depth at first base. With Dominic Smith remaining a Met...
Updated, 2:00 PM, Wednesday: Manager Luis Rojas said there has been no serious discussions about Yoenis Cespedes playing first base this season. Instead Cespedes just wanted to be involved and show he can do different things. Rojas also said that he uses one of Pete Alonso’s gloves. Original Post: One of the most exciting prospects of the upcoming season is the chance to see Yoenis...
Mets manager Luis Rojas joined a video call with SNY on Thursday morning, answering questions with the press and providing updates as camp begins. Rojas said that the Mets will officially begin camp tomorrow, but they will be staggering sessions among three separate groups so that too many players aren’t working out together at the same time. This is all in an effort to be...
Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen told reporters after Wednesday’s game that Matt Adams is set to resume baseball activities on Friday after passing additional cardiac testing as can be seen in a video recorded by Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News. Adams, 31, was scratched from the lineup last week as the team decided to get additional cardiac testing for him. Earlier on Wednesday, it was...
Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that Steven Matz has returned to camp while Matt Adams still hasn’t come back yet. Matz, 28, was sent home with an illness earlier this week. In two starts this spring, Matz has allowed one run (a solo home run to Harrison Bader) over three innings of work. He’s also struck out two batters and walked none. Adams, 31, has not been in camp since...
The Mets are finishing off their first week of spring training workouts as they inch closer to playing Grapefruit League games. On Friday, MMO’s own Ed Delany caught some nice shots of the team in action. In the first picture, new Met Michael Wacha participates in fielding drills while coaches and other pitchers watch on. The right-hander was told he’d be in the starting rotation in...
Matt Adams, 1B/OF Primary Position: First Baseman Bat/Throw: L/R Age: 31 (August 31, 1988) Acquired: Minor League contract signed on 1/31/2020 To the surprise of many, it was announced that Matt Adams and the Mets agreed to terms on a minor league deal with an invite to Major League Spring Training. A move that may seem out of the blue as of now, is one that can pay off in the long run. Adams,...
On Friday, the New York Mets announced that they signed Matt Adams to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. Most minor league deals don’t grab much attention, but the left-handed hitter’s addition was somewhat noteworthy given the fact that the Mets had been discussing trades involving Dominic Smith throughout the offseason, largely with the intent of moving a bad...
Good morning, Mets fans! Countdown until pitchers and catchers report: 10 days Countdown until opening day 2020: 52 days Latest Mets News Former Met, Curtis Granderson, announced his retirement Friday afternoon. Granderson wrote a message to his fans, from every team he has been on, thanking them for cheering him on these past 16 years. Everyone at MMO wishes Granderson the best in his...
The Mets announced on Friday afternoon they’ve signed first baseman Matt Adams to a minor league deal with an invitation to big league camp. Adams, 31, hit .226/.276/.465 with 14 doubles, 20 home runs, and 56 RBIs in 333 plate appearances for the Nationals in 2019. He also has experience in left field (34 games) and right field (1 game). Big City leads active big leaguers with 11 pinch hit...
