The New York Mets announced another round of cuts this morning. The team announced that relievers T.J. McFarland and Jimmy Yacabonis were assigned to minor league camp, while former Marlins’ bullpen piece Jeff Brigham was formally optioned to Triple-A. This leaves John Curtiss, Stephen Nogosek, Dennis Santana, and Elieser Hernández fighting for the three remaining bullpen spots. Both...
Bubby Rossman loves to say “Get Big.” Well, at 6’5″ 230 lbs he’s well on his way. With a fastball that touches nearly 100 mph and a slider that touches 90, he has big league weapons at his disposal and is a welcome depth addition to the Mets after his impressive performance for Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic. In the WBC, Bubby had two innings, three...
The Team USA offense has gotten red hot at the right time. On Sunday night, they were able to dominate Cuba, 14-2, in Miami as they have reached the World Baseball Classic final for the second consecutive time. They await the winner of the Mexico-Japan semifinal, which will be played tomorrow night. It did not look good early as Cuba got on the board first against Adam Wainwright. After three...
Even though Team USA was unable to secure first place in Pool C of the World Baseball Classic, they still found a way to advance to their fifth straight quarterfinal. While it wasn’t a pretty game, Mark DeRosa’s squad defeated Colombia 3-2 at Chase Field to finish pool play with a 3-1 record. Team USA got the scoring started in the top of the third. Mookie Betts had a single to right and...
After an embarrassing loss to Mexico on Sunday, Team USA (2-1) got their offense going early on Monday against Canada. Thanks in part to a nine-run opening inning, USA was able to defeat Canada 12-1 in seven innings to put themselves in a much better position to qualify for the quarterfinals. While Team USA didn’t have the perfect game that Puerto Rico had earlier in the day against Israel, they...
New York Mets fans were very familiar with Washington Nationals first baseman Joey Meneses at the end of last season. While the Mets were able to hold him in check in eight games (.182/.229/.273, 1 home run, 11 K’s), Team USA was unable to do that on Sunday night. The Team Mexico first baseman went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs as Mexico (1-1) shocked USA, 11-5. They are now 2-1 in...
Team USA kicked off its 2023 World Baseball Classic Saturday when it took on Great Britain in the first game of pool C play. While Great Britain got off to a good start early, the United States found a way to take control of the game and pick up an opening 6-2 victory at Chase Field in Phoenix. Adam Wainwright got the start for the USA and allowed Great Britain to get on the board in the first...
Good morning, Mets fans. According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, Brooks Raley is being replaced on the Team USA roster due to injury, with former Met Aaron Loup taking his spot. It’s not certain what kind of injury Raley is dealing with, or how severe the injury is, but it’s enough to keep him out of the World Baseball Classic which raises concerns. Raley was acquired from...
Good morning, Mets fans! Anthony DiComo of MLB.com talks about the excitement for Eduardo Escobar to be able to play for Team Venezuela in the 2023 World Baseball Classic tournament. The Mets played an exhibition game to Team Venezuela on Thursday and lost 6-4. Metsmerized’s own Jack Ramsey was there and covered the game. Check out his game story here. WBC Scores Japan 8, China 1 Italy 6,...
Thursday’s friendly matchup between the Mets and the Venezuelan World Baseball Classic team started with a bang and ended with a 6-4 win for the national team at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. On playing for his country’s team, Mets third baseman and Team Venezuela member Eduardo Escobar said that wearing his country’s uniform is “very important for me, because you want to...
Good morning, Mets fans! According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, St. Louis Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright will start the first game for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic (WBC). The 41-year-old veteran will take the mound at 10 p.m. EST on Saturday against Great Britain. Team USA and Great Britain are in Pool C together along with teams like Mexico, Colombia and Canada. Wainwright is one...
Good morning, Mets fans! Francisco Lindor was named the captain of Team Puerto Rico for the World Baseball Classic. The vote was conducted by the players. The team, led by long-time Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, is headed off to Miami to play exhibition games this week before beginning Pool Play against Nicaragua on Friday. Latest Mets News José Quintana has a small stress fracture in his...
