Good morning, Mets fans. Francisco Lindor was scratched from last night’s game against the Braves due to right side soreness. Buck Showalter explained after the game that Lindor felt the soreness during batting practice, and he is set to have medical imaging done today to determine its severity. Lindor remarkably played in every game this year before missing yesterday’s game, a year...
Good morning, Mets fans! Anthony Rieber of Newsday wrote about how the Mets added a locker room specifically for women employees this offseason right near the player’s clubhouse. Buck Showalter spoke about how this was one of the biggest priorities for the team: “We wanted to be ahead of it. That was a priority in the offseason, the No. 1 thing to get that done… We didn’t...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, the Mets received updates on three injured pitchers. Most important of the group was Justin Verlander, who threw four scoreless innings in a rehab assignment with Double-A Binghamton on Friday afternoon. After the game, Verlander said he felt good and is ready to go. He is likely to return to the Mets and make his debut with the team in the series against the...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets suffered their first big loss this season as they will be without starting pitcher José Quintana until at least late July, according to the New York Post’s Mike Puma. Mets general manager Billy Eppler said the pitcher will be shut down for three months as he stays out of the Mets rotation due to a lesion on his rib. Quintana will have bone graft surgery in...
Updated Post, March 14, 2023, 3:20 p.m. Billy Eppler announced José Quintana has a lesion on his rib. It is benign, but he will still have bone graft surgery on the area. He’ll be out until at least July. The lesion was found when doing tests on the stress fracture he suffered in a rib. Original Post, March 13, 2023, 1:52 p.m. The Mets are planning to shut down starting pitcher Jose...
The New York Mets announced earlier on Monday that left-handed pitcher José Quintana suffered a “small stress fracture” in the fifth rib on his left side. He will now head back to New York to undergo further testing. Quintana left his strong spring training outing on Sunday with left-side tightness. He later announced his withdrawal from the World Baseball Classic, where he was slated to pitch...
Good morning, Mets fans! José Quintana announced on his Instagram that he will no longer be playing for Colombia in the World Baseball Classic this month. The decision comes after Quintana left his appearance in Sunday’s game early due to left-side tightness. Quintana said in his post that he’s been dealing with problems on the left side before Sunday’s appearance. He will now...
Team Colombia may need a new opening game starting pitcher. During the New York Mets thumping of the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday afternoon, veteran pitcher José Quintana left the game after pitching only one inning. General manager Billy Eppler provided an update later in the game, saying he left the game due to left-side tightness. Quintana is scheduled for tests tomorrow. After struggling...
José Quintana took the mound for his spring training debut against the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Looking to display his All-Star stuff, Quintana struggled against the 2022 World Series Champions. After getting Kyle Tucker to fly out, Quintana’s rough day started with Jake Meyers. The Astros centerfielder doubled against the Mets’ left-hander, which began the barrage of extra-base...
Back in 2006, the New York Mets signed a left-handed pitcher to pitch for their Venezuelan Summer League team for a $40,000 signing bonus. The Mets saw something in this 17-year-old who threw in the high-80s and could occasionally touch the low-90s. Back then, almost no one knew who this pitcher was. Of course, now, we know that pitcher is José Quintana. Naturally, if the Mets knew what they had...
Good morning, Mets fans! The baseball world quieted down a bit after a busy Winter Meetings, but there are still plenty of rumors going around. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that there are about half a dozen teams interested in Justin Turner, with the Dodgers, Diamondbacks, and Marlins included among those teams. Now it’s time for the morning briefing! Latest Mets News On Friday,...
The New York Mets announced on Friday night that they’ve signed left-handed starter José Quintana and right-handed reliever David Robertson. The deal with Quintana is for two-years, $26 million, and one-year, $10 million with Robertson. Quintana, 33, revitalized his career in 2022 between the Pirates and the Cardinals. The left-hander pitched to a 2.93 ERA, 2.99 FIP, and 1.21 WHIP in 32...
