Ahead of Saturday’s 10-2 win over the Cubs, New York Mets skipper Mickey Callaway announced that Walker Lockett would start in place of the injured Noah Syndergaard (hamstring strain) on Tuesday in Philadelphia, lending credence to the notion that Wilmer Font could have cemented himself into a new role. A few minutes later, Callaway confirmed those suspicions, noting to reporters the...
Mickey Callaway spoke to reporters prior to Saturday’s game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs and said that Noah Syndergaard will be throwing a bullpen session beforehand. Meanwhile, he also announced that Walker Lockett will start on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Phillies, with the team preferring to leave Wilmer Font in the bullpen. Syndergaard, 26, went on the 10-day IL on...
The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals by a score of 5-3 on Monday night at Citi Field (Box Score). After getting swept down in Miami by the Marlins over the weekend, the Mets returned home to face the Nats. Entering the game tonight, the team sat at five games under .500 and 6.5 out of first place. Manager Mickey Callaway’s job security has been called into question over the...
Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, the Mets dropped the second game of their series with the Washington Nationals to fall back below .500 again. Wilmer Font got roughed up in his second start as a Met allowing five runs in only two and a third innings. Last night’s loss snapped a three game winning streak for the amazins.’ This afternoon, Zack Wheeler looks to build off his last...
The New York Mets (20-21) fell to the Washington Nationals (17-25) by a score of 5-1 on Wednesday night at Nationals Park. (Box Score) Pitching Wilmer Font (1-1 7.08 ERA) made his second start in a Mets uniform and did not fare well. The 28-year-old lasted a mere 2 1/3 innings while giving up six hits, two walks, one home run, and five runs. Drew Gagnon was called upon early to replace Font. He...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 • 7:05 p.m. Nationals Park • Washington, D.C. RHP Wilmer Font (1-0, 5.50) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (3-1, 3.20) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets are on a three-game winning streak and are back to .500! Last night took the lead early on a first-inning grand slam by Wilson Ramos, who really needed something positive to happen on the baseball diamond. Then Syndergaard...
New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway confirmed on Friday afternoon that right-hander Wilmer Font will get the ball next Tuesday in Washington, making his second start since his May 6 acquisition. Font, 28, pitched four innings in Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to San Diego, allowing two runs on three hits with a strikeout and no walks allowed, lowering his season ERA to 5.50 (4.02 FIP, 1.28 WHIP,...
Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday afternoon, the Mets fell to the San Diego Padres by a score of 3-2 to lose the rubber game and series. Despite coming off a dramatic comeback win on Tuesday night, the Mets were unable to hold onto an early 2-0 lead as the Padres stormed back for three unanswered runs. After yesterday’s loss the team finished an overall discouraging road trip with a 1-5...
As per, well, himself (video via Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports), right-hander Wilmer Font will be making his New York Mets debut on Wednesday afternoon, taking the ball in the series-and-road-trip finale in San Diego. Font, 28, will be starting in place of the injured Steven Matz (left forearm nerve irritation) and is set to make his first start 2019 and sixth of his five-year MLB career (1.71 ERA,...
As per Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports, New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz “received a cortisone injection” on Monday to combat nerve irritation in his left forearm. Matz, 27, has a 3.86 earned-run average over seven starts for the Mets this season (35 innings) with 32 strikeouts, nine walks, and 1.20 WHIP, including a 2.89 ERA over his last three starts. Ehalt noted “[Matz]...
