Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets moved into newly-named Clover Park in Port St. Lucie on Monday and officially began spring training. They now begin day two of spring training. Latest Mets News Kevin Kernan of the New York Post wrote about fan-friendly Clover Park which, in the addition to its new name, was overhauled for $57 million. Mets chief operating officer (COO) Jeff Wilpon...
Good morning Mets fans! Last night the New York Mets scored six two-out runs in the eighth inning to clinch a 6-1 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals. Today the Mets will look to go for a four-game sweep of the Nationals. Steven Matz (3-3, 3.96 ERA) takes the hill for New York, and he is opposed by Stephen Strasburg (4-3, 3.32 ERA) for Washington. First pitch is scheduled for 12:10...
Thank You New York, by Vic Black As some of you may have gathered my time with the New York Mets is at its end. I didn’t play for 10 years nor was I an All-star or contributor to last seasons amazing run BUT I’ll never forget my time playing for the greatest fans/city in baseball. From walking the streets of Manhattan, to riding the 7 Line daily to Citi Field I was given moments...
When I first learned that the Mets had traded Marlon Byrd to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vic Black and Dilson Herrera, I remember searching the internet for scouting reports on our haul and I came across an article on FanGraphs entitled Vic Black, Pirates Closer of the Future – or something like that. After reading it and before I even looked into Herrera, I remember thinking to myself,...
Omaha 5, Las Vegas (68-58) 4 Vic Black had a night he would like to forget as he blew a 3-1 lead in the 9th inning as the 51’s lost and fell out of first place for the first time since April 28th. He allowed three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two. He threw 25 pitches with only 13 of them as strikes. John Church saved Black from having an even worse night by striking...
Iowa 4, Las Vegas (66-56) 3 Vic Black struck out Mike Baxter to start the 9th inning before allowing a double that right fielder Travis Taijeron misplayed allowing the hitter to go to third. Matt Szczur successfully executed the squeeze play to knock in the winning run. Black would then strike out Javier Baez and get a groundout to end the inning. Kevin Plawecki went 0-4 but the big story...
Injury Update Mets pitching prospect Marcos Molina is making his return to the mound today at 12 PM for the GCL Mets as the starting pitcher. He has been out with “elbow soreness” since May 13th with most believing he would end up needing TJS. He was MMO’s #9 rated prospect prior to this season and with Michael Fulmer gone is clearly the best Mets pitching prospect if healthy....
Sacramento 4, Las Vegas (59-47) 2 Matt Reynolds made his return from an injured elbow after going 2-5 with RBI and walk in two rehab games with the GCL Mets. He was 1-4 with his 24th double and two strikeouts in his return while playing all 9 innings at shortstop. Brandon Nimmo was 1-4 with his first AAA double, he played center field and batted 5th. Dilson Herrera was 0-4 out of the...
Las Vegas had their last game of the first half on Saturday when they extended their win streak to 6 games with a 5-4 win over Salt Lake. They finished the first half going 53-38 good for a 8-game lead in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Southern division. Vic Black picked up the win of Saturday but it wasn’t all gold stars after getting a 1-2-3 3rd inning he was brought out for a...
Reliever Vic Black, who has not pitched for the Mets at all so far this year due to a shoulder issue, has had another setback in his rehab recently, according to GM Sandy Alderson. This time it’s the groin that’s been bothering Black and he’s been unavailable to pitch for Triple-A as a result. Black has pitched for three different minor league levels during his rehab assignment...
Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports that the Mets activated reliever Vic Black from the disabled list today and simultaneously optioned him to Triple-A Las Vegas. Black, who began the season on the DL, has missed nearly two months of the season with right shoulder tendinitis. After a dozen uneven rehab outings, Black had a 5.73 ERA and clearly needs to still work on some things before he can...
Mets reliever Vic Black, who has been trying to come back from shoulder and neck issues, passed a significant hurdle last night. The right-hander has now pitched in back to back scoreless relief appearances with Double-A Binghamton and according to Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen, Black is now ready to come off the DL. However, whether or not Black is activated is up to the Mets front office....
