Saturday, April 20, 2024 • 4:05 PM Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA RHP Jose Buttó (0-0, 0.75) vs. RHP Gavin Stone (1-1, 6.14) WPIX • FS1 The Mets can win their fifth consecutive series this afternoon. Friday night the Mets extended their winning streak to five games with a 9-4 win over the Dodgers in a game that felt like three games. The Mets went up 4-0 early. Then after a few defensive...
Good morning, Mets fans! Major League Baseball is introducing a brand new showcase for top prospects around the league to show off their talent, titled “Spring Breakout.” The event will put each organization’s best prospects against each other in a game that will be part of a doubleheader with a regularly scheduled spring training game. MLB is looking to use this as 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...
Growing up, Jett Williams heard the detractors who questioned his abilities on the baseball field due to his height. Instead of letting that define him, Williams, who’s listed at five-foot-eight, used that as motivation to prove them wrong. Selected by the New York Mets in the first round of the 2022 Draft (14th overall) out of Rockwall-Heath High School in Heath, Texas, Williams has gotten off...
Entering Friday night, Justin Verlander was in the midst of his most consistent stretch as a Met. The right-hander had allowed just two earned runs in his last 18 innings, and looked to open the second half strong. However, Verlander struggled with his control from the very start, leading the Mets to their eventual 6-0 loss. Verlander threw 23 pitches in the first inning, issuing walks to...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Yankees signed Carlos Rodon, the best remaining pitcher on the free agent market. Jon Heyman of MLB Network was first with the news. The deal is reportedly for six years and $162 million. Latest Mets News The Mets handed out gifts for kids at the Mets’ holiday party. Todd Zeile dressed up as Santa, the recently re-signed Brandon Nimmo was an elf, and Buck...
Good morning, Mets fans! It was a quiet day Tuesday as the baseball world awaited the upcoming World Series, which kicks off on Friday in Houston. However, the Marlins made some noise, hiring former major leaguer Skip Schumaker as their new manager. Craig Mish of MLB Network was the first to report the news. Schumaker, 42, played for the Cardinals from 2005 to 2012, the Dodgers in 2013 and the...
As the Yankees season ended Sunday, the Aaron Judge rumor mill soon got underway. Judge said immediately after the season ended that “we’ll see what happens” with regards to his free agency. “I’ve been clear about that since I first wore the pinstripes,” he said. Now, new reporting from MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand says that the Los Angeles Dodgers could be...
Another day has passed, and it does not seem as though we are any closer to the end of the lockout and a resumption of a normal offseason and typical preparations for a new campaign. In this series of articles, we are taking a look at the key issues over which MLB and the MLBPA are haggling, presenting Ken Rosenthal’s thoughts from The Athletic, and adding commentary. In part one here on...
In front of a sold out crowd sans the presence of super fan Mary Hart, and Gavin Lux in the lineup, the Dodgers dusted off their humiliating loss to stave off elimination. Chris Taylor, the guy responsible for his teammates donning uniforms late into October, launched a postseason record three home runs in a win or go home, showing Braves offensive man of the hour, Eddie Rosario, whatever you...
Shortened season or not, Major League Baseball has some end-of-year awards to hand out. Monday night on MLB Network, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced their finalists for Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young Award, and Most Valuable Player award ahead of next week’s voting announcements. Cy Young Award It’s going to be an uphill climb,...
With some of the game’s biggest stars on the move – and the Astros’ cheating scandal stunning the baseball world – this offseason has been anything but slow. So, after all the trades, headlines, and craziness, which teams did the most to improve their rosters? While the Mets didn’t make this list, fans of the Amazins can take solace in the fact that winning the offseason doesn’t...
