Carlos Mendoza loving his Mets fanbase: ‘They’re amazing’
Mets fans also have fans in the team's manager. Carlos Mendoza spent six seasons as Yankees coach, spending six seasons immersed in Bronx culture and has come to understand Queens' fan base over the past year. So how does Mendoza feel about Mets fans? Mets manager Carlos Mendoza #64 reacted after the bottom of the […]
Mets’ Edwin Diaz created drama but Carlos Mendoza had ‘no doubt’
A smiling Edwin Diaz summed it up well. “It's been ups and downs,” Diaz said hours after his final pitch at Citi Field, which was packed with players and fans who still didn't want to go home. Please do my job. ” He did his job, throwing more pitches than ever before in such a […]
Carlos Mendoza’s pitching intuition led to Mets’ Sean Manaea moment
Carlos Mendoza said he didn't want any “yes men” around him, and sure enough, all he heard was “no” in the dugout. In the sixth inning on Tuesday, a hobbled Sean Manaea walked Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner. Manaea threw 74 pitches. The Mets' lead was two points, and Bryce Harper was emerging as the […]
Royals’ Maikel Garcia shades Carlos Rodon after Game 2 meltdown
Here comes the…shade. “Don't celebrate too early,” Kansas City leadoff man Michael Garcia said. I wrote to X Monday night, hours after his Royals defeated the Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS. The celebration in question belonged to Carlos Rodon, the Yankees' $162 million man and starting pitcher Monday night. Royals third baseman Michael […]
Carlos Rodon’s wife reveals online threats after Yankees start sours
After Carlos Rodon's slider disappeared in the fourth inning, resulting in a 4-2 ALDS loss to Kansas City in the Bronx, the left-hander and his family were forced to deal with online threats. Rodon's wife Ashley Screenshot posted by X The post was posted by an anonymous user, mocking the couple's use of IVF and […]
Carlos Rodon falls apart against Royals in Yankees disaster
Carlos Rodon's postseason career with the Yankees seemed to be off to a great start until his left arm gave out in the fourth inning of Game 2 of the ALDS vs. the Royals in the Bronx. It's a scene familiar to Yankees fans, but this time the Yankees were leading 1-0 in the bottom […]
Carlos Rodon looking to lean on Yankees’ raucuous crowd in chance for playoff redemption
For better or worse, Carlos Rodon pitches with a lot of emotion. That's the case at a random weeknight game in April or in front of a sleepy crowd on the street. But on Monday night, the stakes are about to be raised at Yankee Stadium, and Rodon plans to put on the pinstripes and […]
Carlos Mendoza’s magic touch disappears at worst time for Mets
Carlos Mendoza got the manager's version of a two-hit shutout victory Tuesday night in his first postseason game as a manager. He deftly trusted starting pitcher Luis Severino and got the most out of him. He got two shutout bullpen efforts from Jose Butt and Ryne Stanek. He cleverly started Jesse Winker at DH and […]
Edwin Diaz’s plea convinced Carlos Mendoza to let him close Mets’ win
ATLANTA — If this season of highs and lows were to end in a special place, these are the words that would be etched into Mets lore: “Trust me,” Edwin Diaz told coach Carlos Mendoza. “got it.” Diaz was tired after a disastrous eighth inning in the opening game of a doubleheader at Trust Park. […]
Fiery Carlos Mendoza gets ejected from critical Mets game
MILWAUKEE — Nothing was going right for the Mets at the start of Friday's game, including Carlos Mendoza not being at the finish line. The Mets manager was fired in the third and a half innings for a walk and a contested strike after Francisco Alvarez was punched out with two people on base at […]