The United States took down the Dominican Republic in a low-scoring 2-1 affair to advance to the championship game of the World Baseball Classic Sunday night. Propelled by a couple of home runs and stout pitching, the United States will now await the winner of Italy versus Venezuela. Two solo home runs in the fourth inning by Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony were enough. The lone Dominican...
Sunday, March 15, 2026 • 8:10 PM LoanDepot Park • Miami, FL RHP Paul Skenes (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Luis Severino (1-0, 2.25 ERA) FS1 The United States is set to face off against the Dominican Republic for a spot in the World Baseball Classic championship game. The U.S. defeated Canada in the quarterfinals while the D.R. mercy-ruled Korea, 10-0, in their quarterfinal match. The Dominicans have not...
MMO Readers, you know that in addition to covering Spring Training, we’ve also been covering the WBC, like this team preview of the United States. Of course, we have to share our thoughts on the WBC with you all, too! Here’s who we think is going to win it all, and who we think will be named MVP. Before we get into it, we also want to quickly share that we have some new WBC merch up...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets’ 2026 Opening Day matchup against the Pirates will be nationally televised as part of NBC and Peacock’s Opening Day doubleheader. The game will air at 1:00 p.m. ET on March 26 and will be followed by the Diamondbacks and Dodgers at 8:00 p.m. ET. The game is likely to feature this new-look Mets team against Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes. The Mets will be...
Major League Baseball and the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Wednesday announced the Cy Young Award winners for 2025. For the first time since 2000, there was a repeat winner in the American League, as Detroit’s Tarik Skubal took home the Cy Young Award for the second consecutive year. Pedro Martinez was the last pitcher to win the award in back-to-back years for the AL, doing...
Good morning, Mets fans! Tuesday night’s loss to the Red Sox in Boston marked the Mets’ first three-game losing streak of the season and pushed them a game and a half back of the Phillies for the division lead. After only scoring 10 runs in their last seven games, New York put half that run total up in Wednesday night’s win against Boston. Brett Baty drove in three runs from...
We already shared with you our predictions for New York Mets record, division winners, and playoffs. As we’re celebrating getting closer and closer to the season starting, we have some other predictions to share. Here’s who we think are being named Rooking of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP: James Villani NL MVP – Ohtani Cy Young – Wheeler ROY – Sasaki AL MVP –...
The pitching performance wasn’t great from the Mets in their series opener in Pittsburgh. It started with Luis Severino, who was credited with seven earned runs and exited the game in the seventh inning with the bases loaded. The bullpen followed with a lackluster performance, and was the nail-in-the-coffin for the Mets as the bullpen gave up a combined seven earned runs on seven hits and...
The Pittsburgh Pirates blasted Mets pitching for seven home runs – including two grand slams – in a 14-2 rout at PNC Park Friday that was so bad a message on the scoreboard told fans that they were out of fireworks. The seven long balls tied the mark for both the most the Mets had ever given up in a game and the most Pittsburgh had ever hit in a single contest. When the carnage was...
Friday, July 28, 2024 • 6:40 PM PNC Park • Pittsburgh, PA RHP Luis Severino (5-2, 3.24) vs. RHP Paul Skenes (4-0, 2.06) SNY The Mets look to rebound after a disappointing finish to their four-game series against the Washington Nationals in D.C. After taking the first two games in extra innings, the Mets struggled to close the deal after blowing a five-run lead on Wednesday and failing to score...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Pittsburgh Pirates officially called up the firsst overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft, Paul Skenes, on Wednesday. The national champion pitcher at LSU has had a meteoric rise through the ranks, from transferring from Air Force to LSU over two years ago to getting the call to the big leagues. Skenes dominated his last year in college and continued that in minor...
Good morning, Mets fans! Injured Mets closer Edwin Díaz is traveling with the team now as he continues to target a return before the end of the season. He has two bullpens scheduled during the team’s current road trip, Anthony DiComo of MLB reported, which will be held with pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and the training staff watching. Latest Mets News The Mets won 11-5 in their series...
