Team Puerto Rico defeated Team Israel 10-0 in eight innings, throwing the first perfect game in World Baseball Classic history. Four pitchers, Jose De Leon, Yacksel Rios, Edwin Diaz, and Duane Underwood Jr. combined for the feat. The Puerto Rican national team reached the 10-run mercy rule threshold in the bottom of the eighth inning. Enrique Hernandez singled on a ground ball to left field to...
The New York Mets made it to the World Series in 2015 in large part because of pitcher Matt Harvey and slugger Yoenis Céspedes and on Thursday morning those two were opponents as Italy took on Cuba in the World Baseball Classic. Neither player saw major league time in 2022 with Harvey pitching to a 3.72 ERA in the Orioles’ minor leagues and Céspedes only playing a few games in the...
The New York Mets added a talented Japanese pitcher to their rotation in December of last year when they signed right-hander Kodai Senga to a five-year, $75 million deal. Senga will join a rotation that also features two aces in Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander and veterans Carlos Carrasco and Jose Quintana. Senga took the mound on Thursday for a bullpen session at Clover Park. The Mets...
Max Scherzer picked up right where he left off with another strong mound appearance since coming off of the injured list. Scherzer threw six strong innings, giving up just one run on four hits and a walk. He gave up one home run, but struck out seven on the way to his 11th win of the season. He threw 91 total pitches (62 for strikes) over the course of his six innings pitched. He now has an ERA...
Tylor Megill was one of the lone bright spots in the New York Mets’ 6-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon. After six innings of one-run ball from starter Taijuan Walker, he, David Peterson, and Drew Smith all combined to give up five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to put the game out of reach for the Mets. Megill came on in the eighth and used 11 pitches to...
