No matter how many baseball games you watch, each holds the chance of witnessing something you’ve never seen before. A player’s first career homer. A pitcher hitting a homer. Both are rare — the latter now extremely rare. Countless pitchers have a home run on their résumé. But there’s one that stands alone. Bartolo Colón was a terrible hitting pitcher even by hitting pitcher...
Who needs a glove? David Wright put out that question while providing the greatest defensive highlight of his career during his first full big-league season. San Diego’s Brian Giles lifted a soft fly ball over Wright’s head in the seventh inning at Petco Park—certain to be a hit into left field. It would’ve been challenging enough to make the catch with a mitt if he could even race...
The Mets took on the Padres on Wednesday night in San Diego in the rubber match of their three game series. Both teams sent their newest additions from Oakland to the mound as Chris Bassitt made the start for the Mets against Sean Manaea, who the Athletics dealt to the Padres nearly three weeks after dealing Bassitt to New York. It was the southpaw from San Diego who got the upper hand as the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Eduardo Escobar hit for the cycle and drove in six runs as the Mets ran away with their series opener with the Padres, 11-5. Escobar is the first Met to accomplish the feat since Scott Hairston did so back on April 27, 2012, against the Rockies. This cycle is also the first one to occur at Petco Park. Every player in the Mets’ lineup recorded a hit, and Carlos...
No matter how many baseball games you might attend, each holds the possibility of seeing something never seen before. A player’s first career homer. A pitcher hitting a homer. Both are unique — the ladder more so now. Countless pitchers have a home run on their statistical ledger. One stands alone. Bartolo Colón was a terrible hitting pitcher even by hitting pitcher standards. Looking at...
