The Mets’ minor league affiliates struggled on Sunday as each team lost. Among the highlights were Calvin Ziegler (High-A) and Jonah Tong (Low-A) pitching phenomenally, recording 20 strikeouts in 8 1/3 shutout innings between the two. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (4-4) 2, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-4) 7 Box Score DH Ben Gamel: 2-for-4, R, HR (2), RBI, 2K 3B Luke Ritter: 1-for-4, R, HR...
Good morning, Mets fans! The World Series kicked off on Friday night, and if Game 1 was any indication of what’s to come, we have quite the series in store. Both teams traded punches early, but the Diamondbacks got the better of Nathan Eovaldi and brought a 5-3 lead into the ninth inning. Corey Seager then provided a massive World Series moment with the Rangers down to their final two...
Good morning, Mets fans! Game 1 of each National League and American League Division Series will take place today. In the AL, the Rangers and Orioles will get underway at 1:00 p.m. ET before the Twins and Astros start their matchup at 4:45 p.m. ET. Both games will be broadcast on FS1. The NL will feature a pair of divisional matchups, with the Phillies and Braves playing at 6:00 p.m. ET before...
If there was a series that perhaps could best epitomize the weird ride that the 2023 season has been for the New York Mets, it would be this one against the Miami Marlins. After Mother Nature sent a deluge of rainfall on Citi Field on Tuesday, making conditions unplayable, the two teams were forced to contest a doubleheader on Wednesday. That was just the beginning, however. With the Marlins...
The New York Mets continue to have a major say in the NL wild card race after taking two out of three from the Miami Marlins. Some great starting pitching and timely offense led the way for the Mets at LoanDepot Park, helping to take down a team in the thick of the battle for a spot in the postseason. The two victories in Miami helped New York improve to 71-81 on the year, and this team could...
After losing two out of three games against the Los Angeles Angels, the New York Mets (60-71) are preparing to go up against the Texas Rangers (73-57) at Citi Field for three games. Despite winning in walk-off fashion on Sunday, the Mets had trouble producing on the offensive side over the weekend. Scoring only seven runs among the three games made it difficult for the Mets to string together...
The Mets played their second game of a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants late Friday night. Joey Lucchesi, who hadn’t pitched in a major league game since the 2021 season, got the start for the Mets in place of the injured Carlos Carrasco. Meanwhile, starting for the Giants was Anthony DeSclafani, who had been pitching excellently through his first three starts of the...
The Mets took the field at loanDepot Park on Saturday afternoon looking to rebound from their disappointing loss on Friday evening. Tylor Megill started the game for the Mets in place of Justin Verlander, who was put on the Injured List, while the promising Edward Cabrera took the mound for the Marlins. While the bats went cold on Friday, they were able to come through in the clutch as big hits...
It does not get much better than this, as Opening Day for the New York Mets is finally here. The team is set to begin its season against the Miami Marlins, a team they were 13-6 against in 2022. The Mets will be looking to find similar success against a newly-constructed Marlins team, as general manager Kim Ng looks to build a team that can compete for a playoff spot in the coming years. The...
Hope springs eternal across Major League Baseball as we move closer to pitchers and catchers reporting for Spring Training across Florida and Arizona. Shortly before that happens, 2023 Topps Baseball Series One hits the market this week on February 15th with a 330-card offering of their flagship product that will surely satisfy the appetite of collectors.Topps continues its standard...
For any baseball fans looking to watch some live games before spring training begins later this month, the Caribbean Series just might be the thing to focus on. The tournament begins on Thursday in Venezuela as eight nations will go for the title. While there are no current Mets major leaguers or prospects on any of the rosters that feature the champions of each country’s winter league squad,...
As written here on MMO, initial television ratings for the early rounds of the 2022 postseason were encouraging. While the increase in viewership was modest, the higher ratings also skewed a bit more than recent years toward a younger audience. This is something on which Major League Baseball is focusing, with upcoming rule changes designed to quicken the pace of the games and add more on-field...
