The Mets (15-14) took on the Yankees (14-16) in their spring finale on Monday at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. Sean Manaea took the mound for the Mets, with Clarke Schmidt on the mound for the Yankees. Both teams deployed many of their regular players, but the Yankees came out on top, 3-0. Manaea had an impressive final campaign of spring despite the loss. He cruised through the first 4...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Mets legend Darryl Strawberry was released from the hospital following a heart attack he suffered Monday. In a story written by Bill Ladson of MLB.com, Strawberry said he’s feeling good but has been told he can’t travel or preach for a month. Strawberry also said he believes his life was saved by his wife, Tracy, who insisted that he go to the...
The trumpets are officially back! The big storyline heading into Monday evening’s spring training game between the Mets (8-7) and Marlins (6-7) was the return of Edwin Díaz when it was announced that he would pitch an inning in this game. Although Díaz and the rest of the Mets’ pitching staff showed up, the Mets’ offense was unable to take advantage, leading to a 1-0 defeat....
The New York Mets took on the Miami Marlins Sunday afternoon in the team’s last game of spring training. At Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida, the Mets tied for the second day in a row as each team scored three runs. The Mets end spring training 10-14 with a few ties. Now, the real baseball starts. The first score of Sunday’s game came in the third inning. Starling Marte lined a...
Francisco Lindor created one of the bigger moments of the game in the New York Mets’ 4-4 tie with the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday night. The switch-hitting shortstop hit a two-run home run off Cardinals minor league pitcher Logan Gragg in the bottom of the sixth inning, pulling the Mets back within two. Lindor would finish the game going 1-for-3, taking his average up to .314 in spring...
Good morning, Mets fans! Spring training 2023 comes to a close this afternoon as the Mets and Marlins play at 4:10 p.m. at Clover Park. Of notable Mets news, Brett Baty and Mark Vientos will not be traveling with the team to Miami this week, the team announced.. Instead, they have both been reassigned to minor league camp and will remain in Port St. Lucie until Triple-A Syracuse heads back north...
The Mets traveled to Tropicana Field to take on the Rays Friday afternoon. Max Scherzer got the start for New York in what will be his final appearance before Opening Day. Luis Patiño was the starter for Tampa Bay. The Mets struck early as a leadoff Luis Guillorme walk and a Francisco Lindor double made it a 1-0 ballgame. Pete Alonso then ambushed Patiño with a base hit on the first pitch he...
With Taijuan Walker and Chris Bassitt departing in free agency this offseason, the Mets will need Kodai Senga to be the pitcher everyone envisioned when he signed his five-year, $75 million contract to come to New York. The Japanese right-hander has lived up to the hype through his first three spring starts. Senga took the mound on Wednesday against the Houston Astros, but he was still not...
The New York Mets are just a week away from opening day 2023 and an opening day in which will be missing a key pitcher in Edwin Diaz who was injured during the World Baseball Classic last week. But it’s “next man up” mentality for the Mets’ bullpen and Buck Showalter still has decisions to make for the last couple of spots. Jimmy Yacabonis, T.J. McFarland, Tommy Hunter, and Jeff Brigham all...
Coming into spring training, there were question marks surrounding Brett Baty’s defense at third base. A week and some change before opening day, Baty has put those questions to bed. Tim Healey of Newsday spoke with Eric Chavez about Baty’s improved defense, who credited his refined defense to an epiphany. “Baty, 23, took a huge step toward proving it to himself last week when...
One more week of spring training games and the regular season is here. The Mets were busy this past offseason, let’s see how some of their acquisitions have done so far this spring. Position Players Tim Locastro Tim Locastro has been the best story to come through Mets spring training this season. The 30-year-old outfielder has seemingly found his bat and has been a menace throughout the...
David Peterson really wants to be in the Mets’ opening rotation. There might not be a better pitcher in any team’s camp than him right now. Whether it’s extra motivation or he’s reached what the Mets saw when he was their first-round pick in 2017, Peterson is absolutely dealing on the mound. On Monday, his flawless spring continued against the Cardinals. Peterson pitched...
