Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Per Tim Healey of Newsday Sports, Brandon Nimmo reiterated on Saturday that he is fully healthy and is aiming to return to the playing field for live games next week. Nimmo said he doesn’t value spring training at bats as much and has been increasing his workload. “Let’s be honest, I’ve been playing for seven years now,” Nimmo said. “When the lights turn...
Tim Healey of Newsday is reporting that Major League Baseball could vote on Steve Cohen’s ownership of the Mets before the mid-November owners meetings. Healey even used the word, “well-before”, certainly good news giving Cohen more time put his stamp on the organization before free agency. The report also says that Cohen is expected to get the 23 yes votes needed from other...
Mets fans, it’s what you’ve been waiting to hear for months — Steve Cohen and the Wilpon/Katz families have reached a deal. On Monday morning we heard reports that an agreement was going to be signed today. Now that’s happened. We have an agreement. Tim Healey of Newsday shared full details of the deal, which values the Mets at approximately $2.475 billion. Cohen will own...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Michael Wacha (1-2, 7.41 ERA) took the mound for game one of the doubleheader, striking out seven in three innings but allowing four runs. Fortunately, after Jordan Montgomery (2-1, 4.44 ERA) shut the Mets out for the first four innings, the Mets’ bats woke up and bailed the right-hander out, coming from behind to take a 6-4 lead which they ultimately held onto....
Tim Healey of Newsday reports that the Mets have claimed outfielder Guillermo Heredia off waivers from the Pirates. He has been optioned to Brooklyn. Heredia, 29, was 3-for-16 with a stolen base in eight games for the Pirates in 2020. He is a career .239/.317/339 hitter in 1119 major league plate appearances. The right-hander hitters best season came in 2017 with the Mariners when he posted a...
Good Morning, Mets fans! The Mets handily defeated the Nationals on Thursday by a score of 8-2, splitting the four-game series. Tonight they travel to Philadelphia to take on the 5-9 Phillies, with none other than Jacob DeGrom on the mound. Latest Mets News Former Mets farmhand Matt Purke rejoined his alma mater TCU’s baseball staff. Newsday sat down and talked to former Met ace Dwight...
The Mets have signed Bruce Maxwell to a minor league contract per Tim Healey of Newsday. Maxwell is probably best known for taking a knee during the National Anthem back in 2017 when he played with the Oakland Athletics. When Maxwell took a knee, he said the following to reporters: “My hand was over my heart because I love this country. I’ve had plenty of family members, including my...
Good Morning, Mets fans! In what’s become an evergreen statement, the Mets didn’t do well yesterday. Corey Oswalt had his moments in the first three innings, but once he was removed in the fourth, Drew Smith and Chasen Shreve combined to allow feet worth of quarter-mile worth of home runs. Mets were blown out by the Yankees: 6-0 Nevertheless, it feels good to write about live...
Per Justin Toscano of The Record, the Mets have placed relievers Brad Brach and Jared Hughes on the injured list. The Mets did not disclose the reason for either of their placements on the IL, and neither pitcher has appeared in camp thus far. The Mets cannot reveal that it was specifically coronavirus-related unless the player allows them to (as pointed out by Tim Healey of Newsday), but given...
Earlier today, the Mets announced that they will allow fans to submit cardboard cutouts of themselves to be placed in Citi Field’s seats. With fans not expected to return to Citi Field until 2021, at the earliest, teams are looking into ways to revolutionize the fan experience in an unprecedented time. At the time this article was published, there is no website available for fans to submit...
Before spring training got shut down in March, Dellin Betances was still fighting to reach the high 90s pitch he had before his injury. According to Tim Healy of Newsday, adding an extra four months to finish rehabbing his Achilles tendon injury, Betances really worked on finding his fastball again, the pitcher describing the season hiatus as a “blessing in disguise.” Betances went...
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...
