And just like that, spring training has come to a close. The Mets took the field for their final spring training game on Monday afternoon in a showdown against the Yankees. Ryne Stanek started a bullpen game for the Mets, while Marcus Stroman took the mound for the Yankees. It was a close game all the way through, ending in a 6-6 tie. The Mets trailed the Yankees 6-3 late, but a three-run homer...
Good morning, Mets fans! Wild Card Update Friday was a nightmare for the Mets, who lost 8-4 in their series opener in Milwaukee. Sean Manaea allowed a first-inning grand slam to Mets villain Rhys Hoskins, and New York couldn’t recover from there. It didn’t help matters that the Braves took care of business against the Royals, shutting them out to move into a tie with the Mets. The...
Good morning, Mets fans! Edwin Díaz officially returns from his 10-game suspension on Saturday. It’s amazing news for Mets fans, who have seen some brutal performances from the team’s bullpen during his absence. Díaz won’t solve all the bullpen’s problems, but the impact of getting that extra man back and having an actual closer can’t be overstated. The Mets went...
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...
The Mets and Cardinals faced off in the penultimate game of spring training on Saturday night at Clover Park. It was right-handed pitcher Andre Pallante on the mound for the visiting team against right-handed pitcher Tylor Megill for the Mets. Both the offense and pitching got off to slow starts on Saturday as the Mets and Cardinals ended up in a tie at the end of the night. The biggest offense...
In what could be a pitching matchup we see at Citi Field or Truist Park in the future, both the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves threw one of their top pitching propects against each at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida. In the end, the two teams played to a 2-2 tie in a game that took two hours and seven minutes to complete. Mike Vasil, the #11 prospect in the Mets system according to MLB...
Carlos Carrasco took the mound in West Palm Beach, looking to improve after he had trouble with the pitch clock in his first spring outing. The Mets’ veteran had a better second start on Tuesday night, facing an Astros lineup that was missing starters that left for their respective WBC teams. Carrasco allowed a first-inning double to Alex Bregman but retired Jose Abreu and Zach Daniels to...
