With Carlos Correa now signing with the Twins, the Mets have to try again to add some thump to their lineup. “We needed one more thing, and this (Correa) is it,” Cohen said when the team first agreed to their deal with Correa. “This was important… This puts us over the top.” While the team scored the third-most runs in the National League, they ranked just eighth in...
The 2022 year was certainly a good one for a Mets farm system that jumped in every publication’s rankings including going from 18th preseason to fifth post-deadline according to ESPN. As noted by ESPN, that high ranking is in part because of a good 2022 draft that included two first rounders and two second round picks. The Mets also didn’t trade any of their top 10 prospects in 2022...
The New York Mets and right-handed pitcher Kodai Senga agreed on a five-year, $75 million deal that sends him from Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball. Senga, 29, wasn’t posted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and triggered an opt-out in his contract to become a free agent. He was therefore not subject to the MLB-NPB posting system. The system has brought many Japanese...
Note, this is part one in a short two part series. Article two will be released later today. The New York Mets have been incredibly active so far this off-season, but they still need to add some real power to the middle of their lineup. There was no doubt that the Mets had a few big needs to address heading into this off-season, including pitching, and they made a good start by signing elite...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Braves beat the Phillies Wednesday night 3-0 behind six scoreless innings from Kyle Wright and a save from Kenley Jansen to even the series at 1-1. Additionally, Clayton Kershaw allowed three runs in five innings against the Padres, who tied up the series 1-1. Manny Machado had a solo home run in the first inning and an RBI double in the third inning and Josh Hader...
The Mets have a big decision to make on Friday and it’s a decision that could haunt them one way or another. Buck and company need to decide on the immediate future of Francisco Álvarez. Will the playoff lights be too bright for the future star? Or will he shine bright on baseball’s biggest stage? After standing pat at the trade deadline when it came to finding another big bat, the Mets chose a...
Major League Baseball announced the full schedule for the 2022 Wild Card Series that begins on Friday. The Mets start their series against the Padres on Friday and here are the start times for the best-of-three matchup: Friday: 8:07 p.m. ET Saturday: 7:37 p.m. ET Sunday: 7:37 p.m. ET (game would move to 4 p.m. start time if Rays/Guardians series is over) All three of the Mets games vs the Padres...
Thirty years after the release of Penny Marshall’s beloved baseball film “A League of Their Own” was released in theaters, a new adaptation has been created for Amazon Prime Video this year. The eight-episode series, which is familiarly titled “A League of Their Own,” takes a new spin on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) which formed in...
The New York Mets (92-55) keep on rolling, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 5-1 on Saturday night. Chris Bassitt was superb on the mound, Eduardo Escobar hit yet another home run, and the Mets have won three straight against the last-place Pirates. This comes less than a week after being swept at home by the Chicago Cubs, a bizarre string of games that sees the team still maintain...
Mets fans, an all-new episode is here! This week I’m joined by our very own producer Johnluke Chaparro who makes his show debut, along with ‘A Pod of Their Own’ host Maggie Wiggin for some great conversations about her upcoming fundraiser “Dollars for Dingers”, Johnluke shares his thoughts on the great Roberto Clemente, we discuss the Mets struggles in September,...
