After dropping game one on Monday night to the Red Sox, the Mets hoped to claim a win and turn things around offensively. However, the Mets suffered yet another shutout—their third shutout of the season—in a 2-0 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway. The Mets also have their first three-game losing streak of the season. Clay Holmes got his job done, giving up just two earned runs on four hits and three...
The New York Mets got a look at Paul Blackburn this afternoon as they faced Walker Buehler and the Boston Red Sox at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. Blackburn struggled, but flashes of life from the offense factored into the Mets’ 6-4 loss. Blackburn had a rough outing, surrendering four earned runs and two walks while facing six batters over 23 pitches. He was pulled after just 1/3...
Sunday, March 2, 2025 • 1:05 PM JetBlue Park • Ft Myers, FL RHP Paul Blackburn (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Walker Buehler (0-0, -.–) WHSQ 880 AM (Mets Radio) The New York Mets were firing on all cylinders in Saturday’s win against the Tampa Bay Rays; the Mets third win in a row! Now, the Mets look to get a winning record for the first time this spring since the first day of spring. This weekend...
The starting pitching market is moving. Less than 12 hours after the Mets re-signed Sean Manaea to a three-year, $75 million contract, the Boston Red Sox picked up World Series champion Walker Buehler to a one-year, $21.05 million deal, according to Russell Dorsey of Yahoo Sports. The lifetime Dodger is coming off a down year after returning from Tommy John surgery. He finished the 2024 campaign...
Updated Post – Dec. 11 at 13:05 Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports the Mets are meeting with free agent right-handed pitcher Nick Pivetta on Wednesday. Pivetta did receive and turn down the qualifying offer from the Boston Red Sox, so the Mets would lose draft picks (third and sixth) if they were to sign the right-hander. The 31-year-old had a 4.14 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 172 strikeouts in...
Good morning, Mets fans! Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami said Sunday that 2025 will be his last season playing in Japan. The 24-year-old recently re-signed with the Yakult Swallows for ¥600 million ($4 million USD). Murakami won the NPB Triple Crown and Central League MVP as a 22-year-old in 2022, clubbing 56 homers with a 1.168 OPS. In 2024, he batted .244/.379/.472 with 33 homers, though he...
According to the New York Post’s Joel Sherman and MMO’s Mike Mayer, the Mets are interested in free agents RHP Walker Buehler, RHP Clay Holmes and RHP Michael Soroka. Buehler, who spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a forgettable season in 2024. Although he closed out the World Series for the Dodgers and earned himself a ring, he pitched to a 5.38 ERA in 16...
Under Steve Cohen’s ownership, the Mets have profiled as big-name hunters in free agency. From luring Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander to New York in consecutive offseasons to agreeing to terms with Carlos Correa before concerns about his ankle nixed the deal, the organization has put a premium on supplementing its roster with star talent. That narrative isn’t subject to change this...
The Mets’ pitching rotation was one of their largest question marks looming entering the 2024 season. Looking back, that cloud of uncertainty turned into a bright spot of emerging talent and comeback journeys. It culminated in a trip to the National League Championship Series, where a lack of depth (mostly due to injury) to the Mets’ rotation and bullpen hurt them. Along the way,...
Walker Buehler Position: SP B/T: R/R Age: 30 (07/28/1994) 2024 Traditional Stats: 16 G (16 GS), 75.1 IP, 1-6, 5.38 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 64 SO, 28 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 72 ERA+, 18.6% SO%, 8.1% BB%, 4.68 xERA, 5.54 FIP, 4.49 xFIP, -0.2 fWAR, -1.3 bWAR Rundown Walker Buehler, 30, was a first-round pick (No. 24 overall) back in 2015 to the team he would eventually win two World Series rings with: the...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Los Angeles Dodgers are your 2024 World Series Champions. On Wednesday night, MLB crowned their champs, as the Dodgers finished off the New York Yankees in five games to become World Series champions. The Yankees jumped out to an early 5-0 lead with their ace Gerrit Cole on the mound, nearly assuring them a trip back to L.A. However, a calamity of errors in the fifth...
After a 7-3 bounce-back win Monday night, the New York Mets have tied the series heading into three straight home games at Citi Field against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sean Manaea continued his dominance against a potent Dodger lineup that scored nine runs in game one of the National League Championship Series. He only gave up two earned runs in five innings of work, striking out the odds on the...
