Regardless of how many Mets have been chosen to participate in the Midsummer Classic—whether it be five as in 1986 or one as in several years—there’s always the possibility of a moment similar to what’s taken place in the past. In addition to giving additional consideration to Met-hosted All-Star Games, we’re not including the Home Run Derby, so Pete Alonso would have to save a...
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...
Coming off of a seven-game road trip, the Mets traveled back home to take on the Angels for the first of a three-game series on Friday night. Fittingly, it was Japanese Heritage Night at the ballpark with not only Kodai Senga on the mound, but with Shohei Ohtani making his first visit to Queens. In a game with very little offense, it was Ohtani’s team that came out on top 3-1, sending the...
Five-and-two-thirds innings into his outing against the San Diego Padres at Shea Stadium on April 22, 1970, Tom Seaver had faced 22 batters. Two managed hits and nine struck out. For an ordinary pitcher, it would be a great day. For Seaver, who in three seasons had established himself as arguably the best at his position, it was any other day. Seaver would eventually deliver a performance...
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...
Max Scherzer took the mound for the Mets on Wednesday in an exhibition game against Nicaragua as teams prepare for the World Baseball Classic. While the Nicaragua lineup was not filled with All-Stars like some other lineups will be in the WBC, nearly every hitter in the lineup had played Minor League Baseball in the last three years. Scherzer was dominant in his three-plus innings of work, as he...
Mets fans likely remember how good Taijuan Walker was in the first half last year, and then how bad he was in the second half. To those fans, this season probably feels like a similar story. Walker has once again had a strong opening half of the season, posting an ERA below 3.00 in 13 starts. The obvious question going into the remainder of the season is whether he can keep up this success, or...
There is such an inundation of statistics to illustrate the greatness of Jacob deGrom that it becomes somewhat baffling and mostly awe-inspiring. But for the pitcher who comes out to the song “Simple Man,” the figures which best describe deGrom’s brilliance against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field a year ago are quite straightforward: 15 strikeouts, two hits, nine shutout...
Needing to add some pitching depth at the major league level this past offseason, the New York Mets traded starter Steven Matz to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a package of Sean Reid-Foley, Yennsy Diaz and Josh Winckowski, which is a move this team has largely benefited from so far. While Winckowski remained with the organization for all of just a few weeks, as he was ultimately sent in...
On August 28, 2021, prior to their tilt with the Washington Nationals, the New York Mets will permanently honor the winningest left-hander in franchise history. Jerry Koosman will have his number 36 raised to the rafters (or at least into the outfield) of Citi Field forever. He will join Tom Seaver, Mike Piazza, Gil Hodges, Casey Stengel and Jackie Robinson as players who have had their numbers...
After two straight unfortunate starts, David Peterson redeemed himself as the second most reliable pitcher in the Mets’ starting rotation, picking up his fifth win of the season with his dominant performance over the first place Braves on Saturday evening. Peterson went six innings, gave up one run, struck out 10, and only allowed three hits to the impressive Braves offense. He did walk four,...
Seth Lugo limited damage by pitching out of tight spots but took the loss against Toronto on Saturday. It was a tale of two halves for the duration of Seth Lugo’s start on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays at Sahlen Field. A crisp, quick start with just 17 pitches used in the first two innings gave way to a scuffle over his last couple of frames. In total, Lugo did a great job of damage...
