Francisco Lindor stepped up to the plate Monday evening in the top of the first inning for the Mets—the first time he’s done so in two weeks. While he was away, Lindor captained team Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic. Lindor batted leadoff all tournament. When his team needed a hit or a base runner, Lindor came through. Across the five games Puerto Rico played, Lindor slashed...
A day after Tylor Megill tossed four scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins, David Peterson followed suit in a start against the Washington Nationals. While it might’ve come in a 5-0 loss on Tuesday, Peterson made his return to the mound for the first time in 10 days. And he looked sharp. Avoiding an injury scare after he took a comebacker off his foot less than two weeks ago,...
Mets baseball has returned! The team played an intrasquad game of three innings on Friday afternoon with the rosters being split into two teams, New York Mets and New York Mets A. For the Mets, Joey Lucchesi took the mound while Dominic Hamel was the pitcher for the Mets A squad. The Mets A squad, consisting mostly of Mets prospects, impressed with Brett Baty, Alex Ramirez, Ronny Mauricio all...
According to Jason Mackey of the Post-Gazette, veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen is signing a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The deal is pending a physical. The deal is for $5 million according to Mackey. McCutchen had been one of the outfield depth pieces the Mets were considering. The top of the outfield market now consists of Adam Duvall, Jurickson Profar, and Trey Mancini....
The Mets continue to make moves this offseason to improve the team, this time bringing back a key member of the 2022 team for its bullpen. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the have agreed to a deal with Adam Ottavino. The deal is for two years, and Ottavino has a player option for the second year. The Post’s Joel Sherman reports the deal is for $14.5 million total, and...
It took five years, six months, and one day for the Mets to try and atone for their greatest mistake. With the Cincinnati Reds, Tom Seaver compiled a record of 75-46 with an ERA of 3.18 and a 116 ERA+ while also tossing his only no-hitter. No amount of time, five-plus years or five minutes, was sufficient for Mets fans to adjust to seeing their favorite in colors other than orange and blue. In...
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...
Happy New Year! They said his pitching delivery would lead to an injury riddled career. They said that his career would be very short and that he had a low ceiling. They said he had a bad attitude and was un-coachable. They said he was not close to being major league ready. The former Mets regime said all of these things about Scott Kazmir before trading him to the Tampa bay Devil Rays and...
In March he wasn’t even wanted on the team by most Mets fans. He was hitting about .150 in Spring Training and everyone was hoping for Lastings Milledge to supplant him in right field. Of course, I’m talking about Shawn Green. Tomorrow Green will rejoin the team, and Mets fans will welcome him back with open arms. Shawn Green has gone from least wanted to keeper, and all it took was...
