Tag: Rico Garcia

3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Suffer Tough Weekend Against Giants

This weekend will be one the New York Mets will want to flush quickly. Despite loading up at the Trade Deadline, the Mets lost two of three to the Giants to drop their second straight series. Furthermore, they’ve now lost five of their last six games. There were some positives sprinkled in among a sea of negatives. But, overall, this series was another step in the wrong direction for the...

Mets DFA Rico Garcia

The Mets are designating relief pitcher Rico Garcia for assignment, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Garcia’s performance on the mound for the Mets has been admirable, pitching to a 3.52 ERA in nine appearances. The right-hander pitched in both of the team’s first two games in their weekend series against the Giants, however, and with seven of the eight spots in the...

Mets’ Bats Stay Hot in 8-1 Win Over Giants

The Mets (60-44) brought their hot bats with them to San Francisco, scoring eight runs in the series opener against the Giants (54-50) in a comfortable 8-1 victory Friday night. The win extends the Mets’ streak to five games and keeps them half a game ahead of the Phillies in the NL East. The Mets scored early and often off of Giants ace Logan Webb, who looked nothing like himself from the...

3 Up, 3 Down: Resurgent Bats Powers Mets’ Sweep Of Angels

Redemption was the backdrop for the New York Mets’ series sweep over the Angels. New York took all three games against Anaheim at Citi Field thanks to some resurgent bats. Key players breaking out of slumps was the common trend throughout this series. Some clutch pitching also helped as the Mets moved back to the top of the NL East thanks to a four-game winning streak. A six-game road trip...

Stout Bullpen Key in Three-Game Winning Streak

One out away from sealing a 3-2 victory, Ryne Stanek allowed a single to Nolan Schanuel to put runners on first and second, setting up a confrontation he would have liked to avoid. The stage was set for Mike Trout, who isn’t the player that won three MVPs anymore, but remains a threat. With runners in scoring position and two out, he entered Tuesday 10-f0r-17 this season. Maybe more on...

Mets Place Jesse Winker on IL, Recall Jared Young

The New York Mets announced a slew of roster moves before their series opener against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. The most important news to emerge from the transactions, however, was that Jesse Winker is heading back to the 10-day injured list, this time with back inflammation, while Jared Young is coming up from Triple-A Syracuse to take his place. Winker, who returned from his...

Mets’ Pitching Woes Lead to Doubleheader Sweep

After David Peterson finished seven spectacular innings of one-run ball in Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader, it was only a matter of time before everything fell apart. Charlie Morton had shut down a Mets lineup that had scored a combined 23 runs over their past three games. He was untouchable, and though Peterson matched him inning-for-inning, the Mets showed no spark. Twice, runners were...

Mets Fall Flat as Orioles Sweep Doubleheader

The New York Mets looked like they were back on track after winning a pair of series against the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees. On Tuesday, they had their best comeback win of the season in Baltimore. However, after losing Game 1 of the doubleheader in Baltimore, the Mets lost Game 2 to the Orioles 7-3. New York threw a bullpen game and saw struggles from their bullpen. Plus, the...

Mets Place Blackburn, Núñez on Injured List, Option Tidwell

The Mets added more injury to insult to their pitching woes on Thursday. Paul Blackburn was placed on the 15-day Injured List due to a right shoulder impingement. The team also placed Dedniel Núñez on the 15-day IL with a right elbow sprain. Both pitchers could never quite find their footing so far this 2025 season. Blackburn missed the start of the year after he spent the offseason recovering...

Mets to Call Up Rico Garcia

The Mets are calling up right-handed reliever Rico Garcia, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Garcia, who joins the team ahead of Thursday’s rubber game against the Brewers, last appeared in the major leagues in 2023 for the Nationals. Garcia can be expected to go multiple innings out of the bullpen if needed. He has thrown at least 35 pitches in five of his last six outings, so...

Spring Training Game Chat: Mets vs. Red Sox, 1:05 P.M.

Sunday, March 2, 2025 • 1:05 PM JetBlue Park • Ft Myers, FL RHP Paul Blackburn (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Walker Buehler (0-0, -.–) WHSQ 880 AM (Mets Radio) The New York Mets were firing on all cylinders in Saturday’s win against the Tampa Bay Rays; the Mets third win in a row! Now, the Mets look to get a winning record for the first time this spring since the first day of spring. This weekend...

Morning Briefing: Boras Holds Court on Clients

Good morning, Mets fans! Scott Boras had his annual appearance where he fielded questions from reporters on his clients during this free agency period, and the Boras zingers were out in full force. While the super agent made sure to pump up his clients, there were a lot of Mets related reports to come from his rebuttals. One being on Juan Soto, as Boras mentioned that Soto will go through a...

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