The National League is stacked with talent at the first base position. The division is filled with classic big guys who hit home runs a long way and debatably has the best first basemen from team to team. The New York Mets have one of those guys who has led the league in home runs since his debut in 2019. Pete Alonso is a premier slugger. On MLB Network, Alonso was ranked sixth in the...
Saturday evening, Major League Baseball announced their first and second All-MLB teams. Back in the beginning of November, three New York Mets were nominated for the award. Those being Francisco Lindor, Kodai Senga, and Pete Alonso. Of them, only Lindor was elected, as he was named to the second team. Lindor was extremely deserving. The 30-year-old posted a .254/.336/.470 slash line good for an...
Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Shohei Ohtani won the AL Most Valuable Player Award, and Ronald Acuña Jr. won the NL Most Valuable Player Award. They both unanimously won their respective awards. Rangers duo Corey Seager and Marcus Semien landed second and third, respectively. The World Series MVP Seager received 24 second-place votes and six third-place votes, while Semien...
The New York Mets (52-65) took on the top team in the league on Sunday Night Baseball at Citi field. The Mets looked to avoid a miserable four-game sweep after getting manhandled in the first three games of the series. Thanks to more stellar pitching from their rookie, and an unlikely star, New York was able to salvage a game, 7-6. The scoring got started right away, as the best first inning...
It was do or die time for the New York Mets (98-61) Sunday night at Truist Park. With their NL East chances hanging in the balance, New York faltered for the third-straight night. They lost to the Atlanta Braves (100-59), 5-3. In doing so, all but eliminating the chance of capturing a division title. For the first time in the series, the Atlanta Braves struck first. In the first inning, Dansby...
A sense of urgency is needed when the going gets tough and a division title is on the line. For the second straight game, it appeared that the New York Mets (98-60) lacked that sense of urgency, losing to the Atlanta Braves (99-59) by a score of 4-2 on Saturday night. Max Scherzer looked mortal just like Jacob deGrom before him, and the offense fell dormant after a promising first inning. The...
The New York Mets, having led the National League’s eastern division essentially all season, find themselves coming down stretch headed for a likely photo finish to claim divisional superiority. The Atlanta Braves just do not want to go away, having trailed the Mets by as many as ten and one-half games. Going into action On August 27, the Mets hold a slim two-game lead over manager Brian...
Major League Baseball is in its first “normal” operating season since 2019, with no attendance restrictions for any team. In 2020, no fans were permitted in ballparks, and in 2021, fans were allowed in limited capacities (for most teams) in the first two months. Citi Field and Yankee Stadium opened at 20% of capacity last season, the same as all of the California teams and both...
David Peterson got the start for the Mets (17-8) against the Braves (11-14) in the first game of the double header Tuesday afternoon at Citi Field. This was Peterson’s first major league start since being sent down to the minor leagues on April 23, when the Mets needed an extra bullpen arm with the impending return of Taijuan Walker. Peterson struggled in his one AAA start in between, giving up...
For the first time since winning it all in 2021, the Atlanta Braves (10-13) are coming to Citi Field to face the Mets (16-7) in a four-game series. The Mets are heading into the series hot, having continued their winning ways against the Phillies. The Mets took the rubber game in decisive fashion with a 10-6 win, crushing the Phillies’ bullpen. With this win against the Phillies, the Mets have...
The Braves are acquiring 1B Matt Olson from the Athletics in exchange for OF Cristian Pache (#3 Braves prospect), C Shea Langeliers (#2), SP Ryan Cusick (#9), and SP Joey Estes (#14). Olson, 27, hit .271 in 2022 with a .371 OBP, and a .540 SLG. He had a career high in home runs with 39 and RBI with 111. He was second in the majors in WAR among first baseman, only behind Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The...
It was announced Friday afternoon that phenom Shohei Ohtani accepted an invitation to participate in the 2021 MLB Home Run Derby at Coors Field. Ohtani is the first individual to accept an invitation to what will be the first home run derby since 2019. Coincidentally enough, the New York Mets’ very own Pete Alonso won that event which took place at Progressive Field. So, with one...
