Good morning, Mets fans! In a conversation with Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, Evan Longoria made it all but official that he is done with baseball. Longoria said that throughout his last season with the Diamondbacks, he had some more clarity with the situation. “And then, being able to go to the World Series, have the experience that I had, it made it a pretty easy decision for me...
The New York Mets claimed veteran lefty Alex Young off waivers from the San Francisco Giants Wednesday and optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse. The team also announced that lefty Tyler Jay was designated for assignment. Young, 30, pitched two scoreless innings for the Cincinnati Reds this season before being traded to the Giants on July 8 for outfielder Austin Slater. He did not appear in a game...
When it rains, it pours. And well, although the Mets offense has been pouring it on with absolutely blazing performances, the Mets bullpen has been a different type of storm – more like a torrential downpour. After a 7-5 loss to the Nationals on Wednesday evening, the bullpen woes are now more apparent than ever. Christian Scott left the game midway through the sixth, and the arm barn was...
The New York Mets are in the middle of a crucial eight-game road trip and are in dire of good pitching from the bullpen. First, the Mets called rookie Christian Scott back up, and he will start on Wednesday in place of Tylor Megill. On Tuesday, the Mets made another move. New York announced they have recalled José Buttó. Tyler Jay has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. During Monday’s 9-7...
The Mets (41-41) played another extra-inning game on Monday in their series opener against the Nationals (39-45). Unlike Sunday’s game that saw the Mets lose by five in 10 innings, the Mets instead took a big lead on a J.D. Martinez three-run homer, a Francisco Alvarez RBI triple, and a Jose Iglesias two-run homer before the Nationals almost achieved an improbable comeback. By the...
The New York Mets are in a roster crunch, so the continued turnover, especially in the bullpen continues. The team announced Sunday morning the following roster moves: RHP Tylor Megill and LHP Danny Young optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. LHP Tyler Jay and RHP Matt Festa have been selected from Triple-A Syracuse. LHP Brooks Raley has been transferred to the 60-day injured list. OF Duke Ellis has...
On Tuesday, offense was the deciding factor for the New York Mets minor league farm system. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies, however, were rained out of their game against the Hartford Yard Goats. The game will be played as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Mets minor-leaguers who did play all took home wins. Their offenses were the key contributors to their wins on Tuesday. Led...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are rolling. With a 9-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Mets earned a series sweep over the Buccos and have now won four straight series to get back over .500. Luis Severino had another solid outing and the offense continued swinging their hot bats during their four-game win streak. Click here for a full breakdown of the Mets’ win on Wednesday. Now,...
On Wednesday afternoon, the New York Mets announced that they’ve claimed right-handed pitcher Michael Tonkin off waivers from the Minnesota Twins and designated lefty Tyler Jay for assignment. Tonkin started the season in the majors with the Mets before he was DFA’d on April 5 and then traded to the Twins for cash four days later. In his only appearance for the Twins, Tonkin allowed...
That was more like it from the New York Mets. Considering that Atlanta is normally a house of horrors for the Mets, a split of what was originally a four-game set with the Braves would have been considered a nice bonus. Instead, the Mets got a timely explosion from their offense that enabled them to absolutely beat the tar out of their NL East rivals as they took two out of three to improve to...
Yes, it is only one series, but the New York Mets offense found a way to break out in Atlanta against the Braves (7-4). After a rainout on Wednesday, the offense came out Thursday afternoon and got at least one hit from every player in the lineup and seven runs in the first three innings en route to a 16-4 victory that sealed the shortened three-game series. Over the last three games, the New...
Good morning, Mets fans! Tim Arango and Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times reported on Wednesday that Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is in negotiations to plead guilty to federal crimes in connection to the theft of Ohtani’s money. Despite Mizuhara originally saying that Ohtani paid off his $4.5 million in debt, which was accrued by illegally betting on...
