Mets’ Carlos Mendoza has no regrets about not carrying extra reliever
LOS ANGELES — The Mets could use another arm in this National League game, but manager Carlos Mendoza has no regrets about having one fewer relief pitcher this series than last. Adam Ottavino was removed from the NLCS roster, allowing the Mets to keep Luis Angel Acuña and add Jeff McNeil. Acuña was used as […]
Starling Marte is hitting for Mets in NLCS at right time
LOS ANGELES — Only two batters in baseball have more postseason hits than Starling Marte after the Mets won Game 5. The contact magician who can hit the ball anywhere certainly looks like he's coming back all the way. Marte, an All-Star in his first year with the Mets, started suffering injuries in 2023 and […]
Mets must get eternal payback for Los Angeles’ greatest larceny
The flag was staring at them. mocking them. The four arrived at the 1959 World Series hospitality room thirsty and hungry. If you were a sportswriter covering a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, this was the place to come to meet both needs. But soon the men lost their appetite. […]
Steve Cohen, David Stearns appear ready to meet Mets playoff challenge they still face
The key is persistence. That was also a trick. Since 1962, the Mets have qualified for the playoffs only twice. Their 2015 World Series appearance helped them stay one game out of the 2016 wild-card play-in. They were also participants in the 1999 NLCS and are backed by the 2000 World Series runner-up. They have […]
Mets’ Starling Marte has impactful Game 5 after making trade with fan
Few players play for the fans more than Starling Marte. He interacts with a lot of players in right field and always has a good time. However, those fans rarely reciprocate. A boy caught Marte's attention late in Game 5 of the NLCS vs. the Dodgers, a 12-6 victory at Citi Field on Friday. Starling […]
Carlos Mendoza’s hunch to start Jeff McNeil pays dividends for Mets
On Friday, it wasn't so much that Jose Iglesias was chasing pitches as it was that he missed a few pitches in the strike zone that convinced manager Jose Iglesias to look in a different direction. Manager Carlos Mendoza started Jeff McNeil at second base and left Iglesias on the bench in Game 5 of […]
Mets survive Game 5 vs. Dodgers to send NLCS back to Los Angeles
The 2024 New York Mets will play at least one more game. Facing elimination against a previously dominant Dodgers team, the Mets rallied their batters at home Friday to win Game 5 of the National League CS, 12-6. With this win, the Mets avoided elimination and a sweep in all three games of the home […]
Mets’ aggressive bullpen strategy pays off against dangerous Dodgers
The Mets, pushed to the brink, pushed their strongest relievers to the brink. On a night when David Peterson had the best 3 ¹/₃ innings, two runs, in Mets history, the Mets were tasked with stringing together the next 5 ¹/₃ innings. They beat the Dodgers 12-6 at Citi Field, and by demanding multiple innings […]
Mets have given fans reason to dream one more time
It's okay to dream now. that's right. It's okay to start a little game by connecting the dots in your head and envisioning the best-case scenario. It's okay to feel good about Sean Manaea in the bullpen game against the Dodgers in Game 6, especially considering what happened last time. And certainly, it's okay to […]
Pete Alonso has huge NLCS Game 5 for Mets with home run
Any of the remaining games in the NLCS could be Pete Alonso's last with the Mets, but the pending free agent clearly isn't going to sit down and fight, if at all. Alonso's four points on Friday night were highlighted by a huge three-run home run in the first inning of the season-extending 12-6 win […]