Good morning, Mets fans! Buck Showalter told the media on Friday that Edwin Díaz will travel to Port St. Lucie on Monday to throw a 20-pitch bullpen session. Díaz’s rehab since tearing his patellar tendon during the World Baseball Classic has gone well, and this is the next step toward pitching in a real game. Díaz has maintained all year that he wants to pitch this season, and while that...
Good morning, Mets fans! Max Scherzer threw a 30-pitch bullpen session on Friday and it went well enough that he is now expected to start for the Mets on Sunday against the Nationals. Scherzer has been dealing with neck spasms and they have evidently calmed down enough. With that, the probable starters for the Mets’ next few games are Joey Lucchesi later today, Scherzer tomorrow, then...
Mets manager Buck Showalter has been all over Major League Baseball this spring telling them they need to make sure there are little tweaks done to the pitch clock that will accommodate things that they might have not thought about when the rules were made. Showalter became particularly perturbed last week when Hunter Wendelstedt was the home plate umpire for the first time with the new rules...
Starling Marte’s second spring training game of the season was cut short in the fifth inning on Sunday. He was struck by a 93 MPH fastball from Rays’ pitcher Elvin Rodriguez on the top of the helmet. Luckily, Marte immediately walked off the field under his own power. He was replaced on first base by Omar De Los Santos. The Mets provided an update on their right fielder toward the...
In his second start of spring training, Max Scherzer breezed through a nine-pitch first inning against the Nationals. He then tossed a scoreless second inning, but a disastrous third inning derailed what looked to be a promising outing for the 38-year-old. After Ildemaro Vargas singled, Scherzer attempted to quick-pitch Victor Robles on an 0-2 count, resulting in a balk. Speaking to reporters...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Will Sammon of The Athletic released an article about Justin Verlander and how he is still attempting to introduce a changeup into his repertoire at this stage of his career. Verlander credited a 2019 meeting with Nolan Ryan as inspiring him to use the pitch more often, which he did before his injuries that caused him to miss virtually all of the 2020 and 2021...
Max Scherzer took the bump for his second start of the spring on Friday afternoon against the Nationals. Former Met Trevor Williams started the game for Washington in his first action against the Mets since leaving in free agency this past offseason. Scherzer and Williams both avoided trouble through the first two innings. Scherzer retired all six batters in order while the ball never left the...
Pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training for about two weeks now, and we’re starting to see some of the Mets’ primary starters make their way into action. Max Scherzer had his first start Sunday, and José Quintana pitched Tuesday. Justin Verlander will make his way into a game on Saturday, and now Buck Showalter announced Kodai Senga will make his spring debut this...
Max Scherzer made an appearance at the podium Wednesday as Mets pitchers and catchers reported to Port St. Lucie at the start of spring training. After his 2022 season ended up marred with oblique injuries, Scherzer made sure to note that he has a goal of pitching 200 innings in 2023. While he didn’t note if that was just in the regular season or also included potential postseason...
One of the rule changes, and possibly the most significant that we will see in 2023, is the introduction of the pitch clock in Major League Baseball. Commissioner Rob Manfred is determined to shorten games, quicken the pace of play, and add more action to the game. The pitch clock has demonstrated its ability to achieve the first of those objectives. Minor league game times have been reduced...
Buck Showalter announced on Wednesday night that Max Scherzer will get the ball for the Mets in Game ! of the National League Wild Card round against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field on Friday night. He will be opposed by Yu Darvish for the Padres with the first pitch set for 8:07 p.m. ET. The last time Scherzer and Darvish faced off against each other, the Padres defeated the Mets 4-1 in New...
The Mets experienced their first benches-clearing incident of the season Friday against the Nationals. Reliever Steve Cishek fired one inside that nailed Francisco Lindor in the head, prompting Mets manager Buck Showalter to lead the charge onto the field. Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner joined him, along with both bullpens as the teams intensely mingled on the field. Showalter and Hefner fiercely...
