Tag: playoffs

Morning Briefing: Diamondbacks Re-Sign Zac Gallen

Good morning, Mets fans! One of the last few notable starting pitcher free agents came off the board on Friday, with Zac Gallen re-signing with the Diamondbacks. Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the deal is for one-year, $22.025 million, the same value of the qualifying offer Gallen initially rejected. Gallen struggled to a 4.83 ERA in 2025, but he’s been the ace of the Arizona rotation...

Morning Briefing: Mets Call Up Dylan Ross For Final Two Games

Good morning, Mets fans. The Mets (82-78) fell to the Marlins (78-82) 6-2 Friday night. New York got out to a 2-0 lead just four batters into the game but couldn’t muster up any offense afterwards. The team’s sloppy defense continued, and it contributed greatly to a six-run fifth inning for the Marlins that put the game to bed. Meanwhile, the Reds (82-78) won their game over the...

Minors Weekly Report: Mitch Voit Breaks Out with Stellar Week

The Mets’ first-round pick from this summer’s draft, Mitch Voit, had a pretty slow start to his professional career. He officially broke out in the St. Lucie Mets’ latest series. Voit went 7-for-15 with his first professional home run. He also walked four times, stole a ridiculous nine bases, and scored seven runs while also driving in four runs. Voit recorded a 1.246 OPS over...

Mets Drop Heartbreaker in Crucial Game Against Phillies

The first game of the Mets’ massive four-game series with the Phillies on Monday night featured a pitching matchup of Nolan McLean and Aaron Nola that heavily favored the Mets. After all, McLean dominated the Phillies for eight scoreless innings the last time he faced them, and Nola entered Monday’s action with a 6.78 ERA on the season. But that’s why games are played on fields...

Morning Briefing: Mets Gain Ground in NL East, Wild Card Race

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets defeated the Braves 12-7 on Friday night. The offense woke up in a big way, recording 21 hits, while Nolan McLean dazzled in seven strong innings. Reed Garrett and Ryan Helsley faltered, though, and gave up a combined five runs over the final two innings. With the Mets’ win, and the Phillies and Reds both losing, the Mets gained ground in both the NL East...

MMO Roundtable: Looking Back At Our Favorite 2024 Mets Moment

The end of the year is here. It’s a time to look back at the year that’s slowly coming to an end. Usually, this is something we as Mets fans do with a negative light associated with it. But not this year – this year it’s (mostly) positive. With a lot of happy 2024 Mets memories, which one takes the cake as the best moment? Our team here at MMO is sharing what they think...

Mets Even NLCS with 7-3 Game 2 Win

Just as they have all year, the Mets responded to playing a lifeless game with a resilient effort the following day. After their 9-0 loss in Game 1, the Mets returned the favor to the Dodgers in Game 2, ambushing them early and holding on to win 7-3. The Mets took the lead from the game’s first batter, with Francisco Lindor launching one into the right field stands to put the Mets up 1-0...

Morning Briefing: Mets Set to Face Dodgers in NLCS

Good morning, Mets fans! With the Dodgers’ 2-0 win over the Padres on Friday, the Mets are set to face the Dodgers in the NLCS. The Mets struggled against them in the regular season, going 2-4 in six games. They took a series in Los Angeles in April before getting swept at home in May. Game 1 of the series is set for Sunday at 8:15 p.m. ET on FOX. Latest Mets News Jeff McNeil made an...

Six Up: Mets Trounce Phillies To Reach NLCS

The magical carpet ride that is the 2024 New York Mets just continues to amaze. Against all odds, these remarkable Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies in four games to advance to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2015. And, at this point, can you really bet against this team taking down either the Los Angeles Dodgers or the San Diego Padres and going all the way to...

Morning Briefing: Mets Announce Starters For Games 1 and 2

Good morning, Mets fans! Carlos Mendoza announced the Mets’ pitching schedule for the first two games of the NLDS on Friday. Mendoza surprisingly announced, rather than Tylor Megill or David Peterson, that Kodai Senga would get the ball for Game 1, making just his second start all year. Mendoza then announced that Luis Severino will pitch Game 2 on the road on regular rest. Latest Mets...

3 Up, 3 Down: Alonso’s Heroics Power Mets To NLDS

Wow. Wow. Just freaking wow. The 2024 New York Mets are something special, and the magic shows no signs of ending anytime soon. In what will go down as another instant classic in franchise history, the Mets produced some late-inning heroics to beat the Milwaukee Brewers in Game Three of the Wild Card Series on Thursday. As a result, New York advanced to the NLDS for the first time since 2015. It...

Joey Lucchesi Pitches Well in Mets’ Regular Season Finale

When the Mets (89-73) clinched a postseason berth with their wild 8-7 victory over the Braves (89-73) in the first game of their doubleheader, they were able to save Luis Severino for the Wild Card round, calling up Joey Lucchesi (0-2, 5.23 ERA) to pitch the final game of the regular season with only seeding being determined by whether the Mets won or lost. Atlanta was supposed to rely on Chris...

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