Good Morning, Mets fans! Welcome to “Summer Camp!” The Mets report to Citi Field for the beginning of training today. Latest Mets News The team announced the signing of Jarred Hughes to their 60-man Player Pool. Steve Cohen will reportedly make another bid for the Mets, according to Laura Goldman. According to Tim Healey of Newsday, the Mets fired 25 employees last week, but this...
In May 2016, Mets’ slugging first baseman Lucas Duda was placed on the disabled list for a stress fracture in his lower back. With his return date in question, the club looked to quickly address their need at first base. Less than a week from when the Mets placed Duda on the DL, they acquired veteran first baseman James Loney from the San Diego Padres for cash considerations. Prior to...
As per the International League transactions page, New York Mets outfielder Matt Kemp and right-hander Arquimedes Caminero have both been released from their contracts with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets. Kemp, 34, signed a minor-league deal with the Mets on May 24. Over 36 plate appearances with Syracuse, the 14-year MLB veteran slashed .235/.278/.324 with a home run, three RBIs, and seven...
Good morning, Mets fans! And just like that, the first of two Subway Series meetings this year is over in a day-night doubleheader. In game one, Zack Wheeler faced off against Masahiro Tanaka and Jason Vargas opposed fellow southpaw pitcher James Paxton. Although the Mets tacked on runs early, scoring four runs in the third inning, the Yankees struck back tagging Wheeler for five earned runs in...
Rochester (21-33) 9, Syracuse (29-28) 3 Box Chris Mazza (1-2, 3.00 ERA): 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 K, 2 BB Louis Coleman (0-0, 108.00 ERA): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB Eric Hanhold (2-3, 5.54 ERA): 1.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, K, BB Stephen Villines (0-0, 1.03 ERA): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER Mazza held his own, scattering six hits and three runs (two earned) across six innings. He cruised the first...
As per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the New York Mets have signed veteran outfielder Matt Kemp — most recently of the Cincinnati Reds — to a minor-league contract. Kemp, 34, was slashing .200/.210/.283 with a homer and two doubles in 62 plate appearances before being released by the Reds on May 4. When released, he as on the injured list with a broken rib. Last season with the...
Yesterday we saw as one of the top pitchers on the free agent market was developing a serious suitor, an interesting trade of large contracts went down, and a veteran pitcher re-signed to be with his team for a tenth year. The Chicago Cubs are in the market for a starting pitcher and with the way things look now, they don’t appear to be settling for less than the best. Bruce Levine of...
Good morning Mets fans! The Hot Stove was surprisingly busy on Saturday and hopefully the Mets will join in on the action soon! Latest Mets News Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that the Mets are one of four teams interested in Evan Longoria. James Wagner of the New York Times talked to Juan Lagares about his altered swing. Latest MLB News The New York Yankees re-signed C.C. Sabathia...
The Mets will try to win the series against the Miami Marlins today and they will send Jacob deGrom to the mound to face Adam Conley. The game starts at 1:10 p.m. and will be aired on SNY. Last night, the Mets beat the Marlins 8-1. Rafael Montero started the game for the Mets and had a very strong performance. He went six innings, allowed only one run, and struck out five batters. The Mets bats...
It may not have been Jacob deGrom’s finest moment on the mound, but it was good enough to get a win against his former teammate, Braves newly crowned elder statesman, Bartolo Colon. The Mets bats crushed Colon for five-runs in three innings off a series of faulty sinkers, a far cry from his previous six-inning outing at Citi Field where he gave up a stingy run on two hits. Jose Reyes raked in...
To help his teammates shake off a lousy loss, Michael Conforto boosted morale and his batting average with a first inning leadoff homer to center off Julio Teheran. Ender Inciarte reciprocated in the bottom of the inning with his own leadoff shot, and with the score tied at one, Teheran returned to the mound and retired the next nine batters. But in the top of the fourth, Teheran’s pitching...
Bartolo Colon’s return to Citi Field was bittersweet. The former patriarch of the New York Mets pitching staff got a standing ovation, then plowed through their batting order for six innings – his only misstep was a line drive solo shot off the bat of Jay Bruce. Colon’s counterpart Jacob deGrom bested his old buddy with six shutout innings, a beautiful sign for his first start since...
