Former Met Mark Canha made a recent appearance on the podcast “The Show” with Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman, where he talked about a range of topics from being a Brewer, to Tommy Pham’s comments on Mets’ players’ work ethics, to being teammates with Pete Alonso. Canha joined the show and first spoke about the trade that sent him to the Milwaukee Brewers: “It was...
The Mets entered Friday night’s series opener against the Padres riding a season-high five game win streak. The Padres themselves entered the game with three wins in a row, having swept the Angels. Both teams were provided a golden opportunity to build on their momentum with the All-Star break looming, and it was the Mets who capitalized and won the game in 10 innings, 7-5. Neither Justin...
Bryce Montes de Oca has undergone Tommy John surgery, according to MMO’s very own Michael Mayer. As a result, the righty will now miss the entire 2023 season and longer as he begins his long road to recovery. It is a big blow for both de Oca and the Mets. The Mets announced the following: Yesterday, Bryce Montes de Oca underwent surgery to remove loose bodies from his right elbow. During...
The New York Mets made a couple of key roster decisions on Saturday. Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Tommy Hunter has been informed that he is going to make the Mets’ Opening Day roster. The righty had a contractural out that he could have exercised if he wasn’t added to the 40-man roster. However, the 36-year-old will now begin the 2023 season in the bigs. The move will become...
The New York Mets are just a week away from opening day 2023 and an opening day in which will be missing a key pitcher in Edwin Diaz who was injured during the World Baseball Classic last week. But it’s “next man up” mentality for the Mets’ bullpen and Buck Showalter still has decisions to make for the last couple of spots. Jimmy Yacabonis, T.J. McFarland, Tommy Hunter, and Jeff Brigham all...
Tommy Hunter is, arguably, already a Mets Legend. Tommy Hunter, in his 476th career game, gets his first big league hit. pic.twitter.com/VsgfyXH1Gb — Michael Mayer (@mikemayer22) May 18, 2021 I’ve come around the Universal DH, but memories like that warm my National League heart. The 36-year old righty was drafted by the Rays back in 2005, made his debut in 2008 and has traveled all...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mets minor leaguer Josh Hejka posted on his Instagram that he underwent Tommy John surgery. The sidearming righty made it up to Triple-A Syracuse in 2022, posting a 4.70 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings across three levels. Hejka has also been a guest on MMO Weekly and even written an article for the site. Latest Mets News Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported...
The New York Mets mean business this off-season as they continue to make moves to ensure they are in a good position for a deep run into the postseason. Owner Steve Cohen has been laser focused and is keen to build on the efforts of the 2022 season when they were able to reach the Wild Card Round of the MLB Playoffs. The Mets were unable to progress from here, though, as they were beaten by the...
Mets fans, an all-new episode is here! This week Mike and I discuss the 2023 baseball hall of fame announcement, the signing of outfielder Tommy Pham and we speculate on a couple of other potential free agents that could help round out the roster, how much should the Mets lean on their young guns in Francisco Alvarez Brett Baty, and much more! Can Pham be a productive fourth outfielder in New...
Tommy Pham is now a member of the New York Mets having signed a one-year, $6 million deal. What are realistic expectations for the veteran outfielder in 2023? The Mets turned to Pham in order to add some much-needed outfield depth. They missed out on Andrew McCutchen, Adam Duvall and Trey Mancini, who all signed elsewhere, and Pham will now be deployed as a fourth outfielder. Consider the...
The Mets have signed Tommy Pham, sources tell MMO’s Michael Mayer. The deal is for one year, $6 million, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. Pham was one of the few remaining right-handed hitters still available on the free-agent market that was expected to sign major league deals. The Mets were reportedly in on Andrew McCutchen, Trey Mancini, and Adam Duvall earlier in the...
Tommy Pham Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 34 (03/08/1988) 2022 Traditional Stats: 144 G, .236/.312/.374, 17 HR, 23 2B, 63 RBI, 131 H 2022 Advanced Stats: 87 OPS+, 89 wRC+, 0.4 rWAR, 0.6 fWAR, .304 BABiP, 9.0% BB%, 26.9% K%, .311 xwOBA, 0 DRS, -6 OAA Rundown In his age-34 season, Tommy Pham had the worst full season of his life. He had the highest strikeout rate of his career while setting...
