The trumpets are officially back! The big storyline heading into Monday evening’s spring training game between the Mets (8-7) and Marlins (6-7) was the return of Edwin Díaz when it was announced that he would pitch an inning in this game. Although Díaz and the rest of the Mets’ pitching staff showed up, the Mets’ offense was unable to take advantage, leading to a 1-0 defeat....
Good morning, Mets fans! Baseball is officially back! The Mets play their first spring training game today at 1:10 p.m. ET at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. Expectations are understandably low for the Mets heading into 2024, but even that doesn’t take away from the excitement of baseball returning. The Mets will take on the Cardinals in their spring debut, with Tylor Megill taking the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Per the St. Lucie Mets, fans can go out to Clover Park in Port St. Lucie to watch workouts starting Wednesday, February 14. Gates to the backfield practice fields will open at 9:30AM daily starting on Wednesday. Latest MLB News Per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, according to a source, Nick Gordon lost his arbitration hearing against the Minnesota Twins. He will earn $900,000...
The New York Mets announced that pitchers and catchers will report for spring training in Port St. Lucie on Feb. 14. The first full-squad workout at Clover Park is scheduled for Feb. 19. The Mets photo day will be on Feb. 22 at 6:30 a.m. ET. The Mets first game of Grapefruit League play will be at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 1:10 p.m. ET. One of the highlights of spring training this...
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...
Last season was not what either Quinn Brodey nor Manny Rodríguez hoped it would be. Brodey had a slash line of .193/.375/.612 across 186 games between Double-A and Triple-A and Rodríguez had a nearly identical line of .179/.352/.562. Quinn’s struggles at the plate had to be frustrating for the New York Mets as he received a $500,000 bonus in 2017 and had reached an age where his potential...
The St. Lucie Mets on Friday announced their “initial” 2023 Opening Day roster. St. Lucie is the Low-A affiliate of the Mets and is based out of the Mets’ spring training home of Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, FL. St. Lucie’s roster will be an exciting one to watch as it features five of the Mets’ 30 top prospects and three 2022 draftees. Here’s who you will see if you head out to Clover Park...
Good morning, Mets fans! Believe it or not, spring training is starting tomorrow. The Texas Rangers will face off against the Kansas City Royals at 3:05 p.m. ET and the Mariners will duel with the Padres at 3:10 p.m. ET. The Mets will open spring training on Saturday with a doubleheader: the away game is against the Astros at 1:05 PM ET and the home game is against the Marlins at 6:10 ET. Now,...
The longest regular season among the major sports naturally has the longest preseason. With all that time to prepare for the games that count, there has been a good share of moments: some funny, some unusual, and some with grudges to settle. Here are a few: A Scare for Mookie – March 5, 1986 All the anticipation that surrounded the 1986 season was of little importance to Mookie Wilson. He...
Mets ace Jacob deGrom will throw a simulated game in Port St. Lucie Tuesday, Tim Healey of Newsday reported. It’s another positive step in the right direction towards deGrom returning to the Mets. He made three rehab starts after going nearly a year without pitching in a competitive game. His first two were for Low-A St. Lucie, while his third was for Triple-A Syracuse. He slowly ramped...
