The Mets have the best winning percentage in MLB history on Opening Day. Over the years, the team’s season openers have featured many big moments, from walk-offs to unsung players becoming heroes. 1985: Gary Carter Walks It Off in Mets Debut The Mets led for most of the game on Opening Day in 1985, but they left 15 men on base and went just 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. The...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor was seen working out with Mets youngsters Mark Vientos and Jett Williams in Port St. Lucie. This is one of the many times the Gold Glover has worked out with Vientos during the offseason; at the end of the 2023 season, the Mets’ young third baseman made it a point to get together with Lindor in the winter. However, this seemed...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns introduced the Mets two biggest offseason signings to the club via Zoom on Wednesday afternoon. Among some of the better quotes in the press conference were in regards to Harrison Bader, as Stearns noted that he expects him to play a majority of the games at center field which would kick Brandon Nimmo to left field for...
With a winning percentage of .656 over 61 openers, no major-league team is better at making a first impression than the New York Mets. And this after losing their first eight. The start of the regular season is cause for fans to celebrate, and Mets fans have celebrated more often than others. With 40 wins in the last 53 years, the only thing we can usually count on is a Mets victory....
It’s rare that a comeback is largely forgotten, but the defensive wizardry displayed by Rey Ordóñez in his major league debut is still what’s most remembered from Opening Day 1996. The Mets had sliced a 6-0 deficit in half by the time the Cardinals were at bat with two outs in the top of the seventh and Royce Clayton on first. Ray Lankford went down the left field line — a hit that...
As an undrafted free agent, Mike Bordick was happy for an opportunity in pro ball. Coming off a strong junior season in which he hit .364 for the University of Maine, Bordick was hopeful that he would get a phone call from one of the 26 teams during the 1986 MLB Draft. Though the Draft came and went without Bordick getting picked, he got the opportunity to continue playing over the summer in the...
Francisco Lindor is a New York Met. It’s been that way for a week now, but it still feels weird to say out loud. Thankfully, we didn’t end up getting punked. Over the past seven days, there have been tons of virtual ink spilled on this lovely website and many others across the interwebs about just how big this particular acquisition is for the orange and blue. It’s all accurate...
On December 1st, 1998, the Mets signed third baseman Robin Ventura to a four year, $32 million contract. Ventura would go on to etch a mark in Mets’ history, particularly with one incredible at-bat in the 1999 postseason. Ventura had played 10 seasons for the White Sox when the Mets signed him, posting a collective slash line of .274/.365/.440 with 171 home runs and a 117 OPS+. While...
In May 2000, New York Mets shortstop Rey Ordonez was lost for the season with a broken left forearm suffered during a collision with the Dodgers’ F.P. Santangelo on a pickoff attempt at second base. Kurt Abbott, a 31-year-old journeyman who came to Queens on a free-agent deal in the offseason and Melvin Mora, 28 and fresh off making his MLB debut for the Mets in 1999 (originally signed by...
The New York Mets have had some terrific fielders make stops in Flushing over the years. Some were mainstays, others made brief visits and continued on their way. Bud Harrelson, John Olerud, Tommie Agee, Dave Magadan, David Wright, the list goes on. The offensive aspect of the game has and will continue to be baseball’s bread and butter, but elite glovework is something to behold and to be...
By John Jackson Good morning Mets fans! Ahead of the New York Yankees’ postseason opener, it was the New York Mets who were the talk of the town on Thursday as they fired manager Mickey Callaway. The Mets have now begun their search for a new manager in a loaded field where many names are being thrown around. Latest Mets News After Callaway’s firing, general manager Brodie Van...
