It is getting late early for the New York Mets. Time is running out for this team to prove that they are good and deserve to make the playoffs. A miserable series in Washington hardly helped to further that cause. After building some momentum with three straight wins, including taking the series opener against the Nationals, things seemed to be on the up. Then reality set back in once again. The...
The New York Mets are the first team to 20 wins in Major League Baseball. It was an up-and-down series for the Mets in Washington – a four-game set featuring a slew of crushing lows and exhilarating highs. Yes, April baseball really can be entertaining and frustrating in equal measure. The Mets dropped their first real clunker of 2025 on Sunday, thanks to a horror show by the bullpen. They...
After melting down in epic fashion on Sunday, the Mets (20-9) responded accordingly with a laugher by defeating the Nationals (13-16) 19-5 in Monday’s series finale. It was the exact kind of game that was needed from this team after they blew a six-run lead the previous day. The Mets were powered by Brandon Nimmo, who delivered a monster game. He went 4-for-6 with two home runs and nine...
The Mets (82-68) began their final homestand of the year with a poor offensive showing, continuing the team’s recent stretch of unproductivity. But with Grimace in the building, the Mets found some late-inning magic and defeated the Nationals (68-82) 2-1 in 10 innings. Washington starter Jake Irvin (10-12, 4.07 ERA) feasted on the Mets’ lineup in his third start against them this...
The New York Mets are officially in playoff contention. After sweeping the Nationals and improving to 8-2 against Washington this season, the Mets took sole possession of the third Wild Card spot in the National League. Of course, there is still a lot of baseball to be played. However, the significance of this remarkable turnaround shouldn’t be downplayed or overstated. Since May 30, New...
Two back-to-back disappointing outcomes ensured the Mets had to settle for a split with the Nationals in Washington. After some explosive extra-innings fireworks helped New York take the first two games of the series, they proceeded to lay an egg in the next two encounters, which included a really lethargic effort on July 4. The offense was a no-show in the series finale, with Jesse...
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...
In his career, MacKenzie Gore (4-5, 3.57 ERA) has been successful against the Mets (25-35), entering Monday’s contest with a career 2.40 ERA against New York. He wasn’t at his best in this game, and the Mets took advantage. Gore lasted just 4 1/3 innings and gave up six runs in a back-and-forth game early. Ultimately, the Mets defeated the Nationals (27-32) 8-7. The Mets totaled...
The National League East features a solid batch of second basemen. They collectively hold several accolades, including seven All-Star selections, three league batting titles (two of which were Major League batting titles), and five Silver Slugger awards. Jeff McNeil, second baseman for the New York Mets, is one of those players who has accomplished plenty in his six-year career. 2023 was not...
Jeimer Candelario Position: 3B Bats/Throws: S/R Age: 29 (11/24/1993) 2023 Traditional Stats: 140 G, 576 PA, .251/.336/.471/.807, 22 HR, 39 2B, 70 RBI, 127 H 2023 Advanced Stats: 119 OPS+, 117 wRC+, 3.1 bWAR, 3.3 fWAR, 22.1 SO%, 9.2 BB%, .292 BABIP, .319 xwOBA, -4 DRS, 0 OAA Rundown The 2023 season was arguably the best of Jeimer Candelario’s career. A standout bat in a depleted...
Coming off of a seven-game road trip, the Mets traveled back home to take on the Angels for the first of a three-game series on Friday night. Fittingly, it was Japanese Heritage Night at the ballpark with not only Kodai Senga on the mound, but with Shohei Ohtani making his first visit to Queens. In a game with very little offense, it was Ohtani’s team that came out on top 3-1, sending the...
The Mets entered Friday having lost five straight series, four against teams with losing records. Their game Friday night marked a great chance for the team to turn things around, as they began a four-game series with the Nationals. Tylor Megill drew the start for New York while MacKenzie Gore, who struck out 10 in six innings in his last outing against the Mets, got the start for Washington....
