For the New York Mets, injuries to the starting pitching were biting them hard after Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea went down. On Sunday, the catcher position took a hit as Francisco Alvarez was placed on the injured list with a fractured hamate bone in his left hand. Alvarez will miss the next six to eight weeks and will require surgery. It’s the second year in a row Alvarez will miss...
Talk about a mixed few days for the New York Mets. While certain individuals continue to do their best to ease any worries about the starting rotation, the Mets suffered a huge blow on the injury front over the weekend. To that end, let’s recap all the good and the bad from the last batch of Grapefruit League games in the latest edition of 3 Up, 3 Down… 3 UP HOLMES MASTERCLASS The...
Good morning, Mets fans! Kodai Senga has been continuing to rehab his calf injury and over the past couple of weeks more reports have been leaning towards a possible return this season. Senga himself told reporters that he hopes to get in a Triple-A game this weekend and potentially return next week, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Senga said he’s been “working his tail off” and...
Good morning, Mets fans! What a win! The Mets looked lifeless for the first eight innings of the rubber game against the Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon, going into the ninth with no hits. However, Bowden Francis, who was looking to complete his no-hit bid, was rudely greeted by the potential NL MVP Francisco Lindor. Lindor ripped a fastball into the right field bleachers to tie the game at one...
Being a backup catcher is never an easy task. It can be difficult to find any sort of rhythm, especially offensively. That does not apply to Luis Torrens, who has done incredibly well in that role. His bat has been a pleasant surprise, giving the New York Mets a spark at a point in the season when they needed it most. Torrens’ impact in all areas helped the team earn an important win over...
Good morning, Mets fans! Kodai Senga threw another bullpen on Wednesday. “Now we’ll see how the next couple of days unfold and hopefully he’s facing hitters the next time he’s touching a mound,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. He said he expects that “next time” to be Sunday or Monday. Senga has not thrown a pitch for the Mets this season, as he has been on the 60-day...
Good Morning Mets fans! The trumpets will soon be blaring again. Edwin Díaz. the Mets struggling closer, will be activated from the injury list on Thursday, manager Carlos Mendoza told the media Tuesday. Díaz was placed on the injured list on May 29 with a right shoulder impingement. He has thrown a pair of rehab games with the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones, both of which concluded without Diaz...
The New York Mets have announced that Francisco Alvarez is being reinstated from the 10-day injured list and Tomás Nido has been designated for assignment. Since suffering a torn UCL in his left thumb in late April, Alvarez has completed a number of rehab starts, most notably catching a combined no-hitter for the Brooklyn Cyclones back on June 4. He missed seven-and-a-half weeks, right in the...
The Mets (26-35) brought down the Nationals (27-33) by a score of 6-3 on Tuesday evening in Washington D.C., clinching their first series win in almost a month, dating back to May 7 in St. Louis. The triumph was backed by home runs from Harrison Bader and Pete Alonso, a triple by Starling Marte, and a strong start from David Peterson. New York out-hit the Nationals 13-6 and has amassed 26 hits...
Can it get any worse for the 2024 New York Mets? Can it? You are probably trying to convince yourselves that it can’t, but based on what we’ve seen over the first two months of the season, this is perhaps just the beginning of the bad times. After all, it will only get worse before it gets better, as the old saying goes. The Mets are the perfect picture of ineptitude right now, and...
Updated Post – Apr. 21, 1:23 pm ET Prior to Sunday’s game, Francisco Alvarez addressed the media and confirmed he is set to undergo surgery for a torn ligament in his thumb. That surgery is scheduled for Thursday. He also gave himself a six-to-eight week which lines up for an early-to-mid June return date. Updated Post – Apr. 20, 19:50 Francisco Alvarez has a torn ligament in his...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mets manager Carlos Mendoza on Saturday reported that Francisco Alvarez is headed to the injured list. The Mets’ catcher is scheduled to have surgery on his thumb to repair a torn ligament. Starling Marte said the players were informed Alvarez will be out for about six to eight weeks. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com added that Tomas Nido was called up and Kolton Ingram was...
