Saturday, April 20, 2024 • 4:05 PM Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA RHP Jose Buttó (0-0, 0.75) vs. RHP Gavin Stone (1-1, 6.14) WPIX • FS1 The Mets can win their fifth consecutive series this afternoon. Friday night the Mets extended their winning streak to five games with a 9-4 win over the Dodgers in a game that felt like three games. The Mets went up 4-0 early. Then after a few defensive...
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. The New York Mets’ bats finally came alive in Atlanta after a slow start to the year. Following a rain delay the previous day, the Mets’ offense dominated on Thursday afternoon with every player in the starting lineup contributing at least one hit. They secured an impressive 16-4 win, solidifying their victory in the shortened three-game series during which...
The fired ex-interpreter of Shohei Ohtani was charged today with stealing more than $16 million from the superstar’s bank account. Ippei Mizuhara made the illegal transfers to pay off his own gambling debts that he piled up over several years with an illegal bookmaker, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which filed the federal charges. “Mr. Ohtani is considered a victim...
Good morning, Mets fans! Tim Arango and Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times reported on Wednesday that Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is in negotiations to plead guilty to federal crimes in connection to the theft of Ohtani’s money. Despite Mizuhara originally saying that Ohtani paid off his $4.5 million in debt, which was accrued by illegally betting on...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced Monday that they will wear a jersey patch to honor the late Bud Harrelson this season. The patch will have Harrelson’s number three with his name inscribed on it. A World Series champion as a player and a coach for the Mets, Harrelson passed away in January at the age of 79 after a battle with Alzheimer’s. Latest Mets News Sean Manaea...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets played split-squad action on Sunday, beating the Nationals 10-1 and dropping their game against the Marlins, 5-1. Luis Severino allowed just one run and four hits with four strikeouts in five innings against Washington, moving his spring ERA to 1.29. Edwin Díaz struck out Alex Call in a 1-2-3 sixth inning. Pete Alonso, Starling Marte, and Tyrone Taylor each...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Major League Baseball announced that they would be investigating the allegations surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his recently fired interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. Mizuhara was alleged to have defrauded Ohtani out of millions of dollars to cover illegal gambling debts, though stories released to the public didn’t seem to add up. Mizuhara was fired by the...
Good morning, Mets fans! While the Dodgers captured a 5-2 win over the Padres in Seoul on Wednesday, that was far from the biggest story in “The City of Angels.” Bill Shaikin of the LA Times reported that Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was accused of “engaging in a ‘massive theft’ of the ballplayer’s funds to place bets with an allegedly illegal...
Updated Post: March 15 at 8:01 PM Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports the Oakland A’s have signed J.D. Davis to a one-year, $2.5 million deal with $1 million in incentives. Multiple outlets reported that the Mets were interested in bringing Davis back to New York. Davis spent three and a half seasons with the Mets before being traded to the San Francisco Giants in the deal for Darin Ruf....
The saying goes, “Vegas always knows.” Of course, spring training is still 54 days away and Opening Day is not until March 28. However, it is still interesting to see what external thoughts have to say on how the 2024 Major League Baseball season will go, and specifically, how the New York Mets will fair. No better way to see some early projections than using what the betting markets...
The New York Mets are “eyeing” J.D. Martinez, Jon Heyman of the New York Post wrote on Thursday. Heyman mentioned the Mets and the Los Angeles Angels as two teams interested in the 36-year-old slugger. The Angels are an obvious fit after losing their DH in Shohei Ohtani, while the Mets could simply benefit from adding some extra oomph to their lineup. The Mets’ biggest weakness...
