The 2020 season is unlike any other baseball season. Over three months of baseball was missed, fans aren’t allowed in stadiums to watch, COVID testing is done constantly, and the number of media per game is limited. Baseball fans have their own perspective on this season — whether that be a positive one or a negative one. But, what does someone who does get to go into the stadium,...
New York Mets managerial candidate Tim Bogar is down to one of the four finalists for the position, and has a longtime friend and former Met in his corner. Dave Magadan recently spoke with Mike Puma of the New York Post and told him that Bogar would be a really good manager for New York. As Puma notes, the two missed being teammates by just one season, but over the years have coached together...
Mets prospect Gerson Bautista may have never thrown a pitch above Single-A, but that won’t stop him from trying to play in Queens this year. The right-hander is one of the youngest players at camp, but also has one of the most potent fastballs in the system, which he believes will punch his ticket to the majors in 2018, according to Tim Healey of Newsday. “This is the year I’ve been...
Time is ticking until Spring Training and the Mets still have to round out their infield. Thankfully for them, there are still some quality free agents out there to be had. A name that has been connected to New York, according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag, is Eduardo Nunez. A handful of other teams have also been connected to the 30-year-old, including the crosstown rival New York Yankees. Heyman...
Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell made headlines Saturday after he knelt during the National Anthem at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. Neither the Mets nor opponent Washington Nationals followed suit Sunday afternoon, a notion that New York’s manager Terry Collins is “proud of.” “I’ve got to tell you, I’m not a big political guy, not by any stretch of...
“At the start of this year, I said I am going to enjoy the year, have some fun, get us to play good, and at the end of the year I hope they say, ‘We’d like you back,’ or maybe I will say, ‘I’m done.’” That’s what Terry Collins told Kevin Kernan of the New York Post in typical, straightforward terms. This is the last season Terry Collins is under contract and he knows it, but right...
Despite going 0-for-4 in his major league debut, Brandon Nimmo says he got over his jitters quickly and enjoyed the experience. “Actually, after the first pitch in my first at-bat, it was OK,” said Nimmo. “It’s the same game. It’s a big game but same game in just a different environment.” (Fred Kerber, NY Post) While Nimmo hoped to have performed better, he was just happy to be in the...
Jason Getz, USA Today Sports Images New York Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes gave everyone a scare during Friday night’s 8-6 win over the Atlanta Braves. After a leadoff single in the seventh, Cespedes was picked off first base and twisted his ankle trying to get back to the bag. Cespedes remained huddled on the ground for a couple of minutes before trainer Ray Ramirez and manager...
After finally seeing a doctor on Sunday, Juan Lagares was diagnosed with a sprained left thumb, Terry Collins told reporters. Instead of flying with his teammates to Pittsburgh, Lagares will instead take a flight to New York for further examination by the team’s medical staff and an MRI. Original Report Juan Lagares made another one of his spectacular diving catches on Saturday that saved...
According to a report by Marc Carig of Newsday, Mets first baseman Lucas Duda is still bothered by a comment made by Royals third base coach Rusty Kuntz five months ago after Kansas City won the World Series. Regarding Duda’s throwing error in the ninth inning of Game 5, Kuntz said, “Bless his heart, Duda. He’s a good bat.” There was more to it than that and Duda...
Left fielder Michael Conforto told reporters there was some improvement with the back spasms that forced him out of the game on Wednesday. After a four hour drive from Dunedin, Conforto visited a doctor and received back treatments from trainers at Tradition Field. “It was a little tight this morning,” said Conforto. “Obviously the ride home didn’t help, and sleeping. But...
The New York Mets roared back with four runs in the eighth and ninth innings to beat the Miami Marlins by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday at Roger Dean Stadium. Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk in 3 2/3 innings pitched. Syndergaard struck out three and his fastball was clocked at 97-99 mph. “I thought I was OK out there,”...
