Good morning, Mets fans! The Pittsburgh Pirates officially called up the firsst overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft, Paul Skenes, on Wednesday. The national champion pitcher at LSU has had a meteoric rise through the ranks, from transferring from Air Force to LSU over two years ago to getting the call to the big leagues. Skenes dominated his last year in college and continued that in minor...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are rolling. With a 9-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Mets earned a series sweep over the Buccos and have now won four straight series to get back over .500. Luis Severino had another solid outing and the offense continued swinging their hot bats during their four-game win streak. Click here for a full breakdown of the Mets’ win on Wednesday. Now,...
Good morning, Mets fans! Edwin Díaz is going to be leaving Port St. Lucie for a couple of days as he is going back to New York for the birth of his third child. Díaz made his long-awaited return this week as he struck out the side in the top of fifth on Monday, after walking in to his infamous trumpet entrance song. Along with that came a video of Díaz’s wife Nashaly and their two children...
Good morning, Mets fans! In an SNY interview, Mets new manager Carlos Mendoza gave an update on his ace who will be sidelined through 2024 opening day. When asked about Kodai Senga’s rehab, Mendoza commented “so far, so good” as he continues his limited activity in the early stages of nursing his shoulder injury. While mentioning that the club will learn more once he starts...
Good morning, Mets fans! Happy Leap Day! After Kodai Senga’s injury, which will have him on the IL through at least opening day, there was a lot of chatter on whether the Mets would be looking to add to their rotation. President of baseball operations David Stearns seemed to dismiss the idea right away, as he told the media, “I don’t think so” when asked if they were...
Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported on Monday night that the Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins are in agreement on a deal that would send Jorge Polanco to the Mariners. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Twins will receive four players in return, two major leaguers and two minor leaguers. Dan Hayes of The Athletic cleared up some of the details as he reported that reliever...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, the New York Mets held a live Zoom call with Mets legends Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden as they announced the dates of their jersey number retirements. Doc’s number will be retired on Sunday, April 14, and Darryl’s number will be raised later in the season on Saturday, June 1. But aside from setting the date for the festivities, the...
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...
The Los Angeles Dodgers keep spending. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Dodgers agreed to a one-year deal worth $23.5 million with outfielder Teoscar Hernández Sunday night. According to Passan, of the $23.5 million, $8.5 million will be deferred and paid out from 2030 to 2039. Hernández opted out of his contract after the 2023 season with the Seattle Mariners. The 31-year-old corner...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets started to make their initial free agency signings Wednesday as they added depth to both the starting rotation and the infield. They started the day by bringing in a player who spent his first eight season in the big leagues just a borough over, as they signed former Yankee Luis Severino to a one-year deal. The former Yankee is expected to be more of a...
Good morning, Mets fans! Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! On Wednesday, the Mets and new manager Carlos Mendoza made headway into filling out multiple openings in their coaching staff. The first hiring that was reported, was that the Mets would be adding former Blue Jays skipper John Gibbons as Carlos Mendoza’s bench coach for the upcoming season, per Will Sammon of The...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Saturday, president of baseball operations, David Stearns, added two to his front office as Andy Green (senior role in player development) and Kris Gross (vice president of amateur scouting) were added to roles within the organization. Latest Mets News Per Jeff Passan of ESPN, according to sources, Andy Green is taking a job in the New York Mets’ front office. Green...
