Pete Alonso arrived back from the World Baseball Classic on Thursday and he came back with one thing on his mind: The Mets making it to the postseason. Alonso represented a Team USA team that lost to Japan in the final of the tournament. So many players came back saying the WBC had the atmosphere of playoff baseball, and Alonso was no different. “It’s an addicting feeling,” he said in an...
We’ve been keeping you up to date on the World Baseball Classic as it happened. Earlier this month, we even shared some of the greatest Mets WBC moments. Now that the tournament’s over, we want to share our favorite moment from this WBC (and we’re not sharing our least favorite moment – because no one wants to relive that). Matt Mancuso It’s difficult to pick just...
I stepped in for Sal to host the latest MMO Weekly with executive editor Mike Mayer. In this episode, Mike and I talked about: The World Baseball Classic and how great it is for baseball The flip side, where Edwin Díaz’s injury will affect the Mets and how the bullpen may operate this season Brett Baty vs. Eduardo Escobar on Opening Day (and throughout the season) Does Darin Ruf have a...
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen talked to Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman of the New York Post recently on topics ranging from the World Baseball Classic to a potential extension for slugger Pete Alonso. Cohen Likes the WBC Cohen replied to one of my tweets about the atmosphere during a WBC in Taiwan asking if the game took place in Japan. Less than a week later, Cohen was in Japan watching Samurai...
Good morning, Mets fans! According to Paulsen of Sports Media Watch, there was a record audience of nearly five million viewers for the World Baseball Classic final. The Fox Sports 1 audience outdrew all but one MLB game on the network last year (including postseason). The game referenced was Phillies vs. Padres NLCS game four with an average of 4.88 million viewers. Tuesday’s Japan vs. United...
Good morning, Mets fans! The World Baseball Classic came to a close on Tuesday, and crowned Team Japan as they went on to beat the U.S. 3-2. The U.S. opened the second inning with a Trea Turner solos shot that went 405 feet. Japan then responded in the bottom half of the inning with two runs of their own. Munetaka Murakami answered with a solo shot of his own and Lars Nootbaar grounded into a...
Mike Trout vs. Shohei Ohtani. That’s the billing of Tuesday night’s 2023 World Baseball Classic Final. The United States and Japan—two of the best teams throughout the whole tournament—face off for the WBC title. Japan made the final after winning a thrilling game against Mexico. Down 3-0, new Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida launched a three-run home run to tie the game in the...
Francisco Lindor stepped up to the plate Monday evening in the top of the first inning for the Mets—the first time he’s done so in two weeks. While he was away, Lindor captained team Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic. Lindor batted leadoff all tournament. When his team needed a hit or a base runner, Lindor came through. Across the five games Puerto Rico played, Lindor slashed...
It’s time for the semifinals. Team Mexico takes on Team Hapan at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida. Team Mexico defeated Team Puerto Rico in the fourth quarterfinal game 5-4. The Pool C winners hope to continue the trend against the undefeated Japanese team. Japan defeated Team Italy 9-3 in their quarterfinal game. Japan has yet to lose a game during the tournament going 4-0 in Pool B. Can...
The Team USA offense has gotten red hot at the right time. On Sunday night, they were able to dominate Cuba, 14-2, in Miami as they have reached the World Baseball Classic final for the second consecutive time. They await the winner of the Mexico-Japan semifinal, which will be played tomorrow night. It did not look good early as Cuba got on the board first against Adam Wainwright. After three...
Only four teams remain in the 2023 WBC. Tonight, one team is going to punch their ticket to the championship game. That’ll either be Cuba or the USA. Meanwhile, tomorrow night, Mexico and Japan will play to see who makes up the other half of the WBC final. That aforementioned final is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21 in Miami, Florida. Cuba vs. USA, 7:00 PM ET To get to the semifinals, Cuba...
Good morning, Mets fans! Per Marc Craig of The Athletic, Edwin Díaz returned home to Port St. Lucie on Saturday after having surgery on Thursday. He was greeted by a trainer, nutritionist and a personal chef, courtesy of Steve Cohen and the Mets. According to a phone call between Cohen and Díaz, Cohen told him, “We’re going to do everything we can to get you better and take care of you.” This is...
