Mets top White Sox to move two games behind Braves in wild-card race
CHICAGO — The Mets received some needed bullpen pitching additions before the trade deadline, but it's the left-handed hitter they acquired that's making the biggest splash recently. Jesse Winker's performance transforms him from a nice extra into a key member of a lineup that has been searching for a hero. On Saturday night, the veteran […]
J.D. Martinez trying to keep Mets in hunt during tight NL wild-card race
CHICAGO — Having played in the postseason and won a championship with four different teams, J.D. Martinez brings a perspective to the Mets clubhouse that few others can relate to. The No. 1 rule for Martinez, especially at this stage in the season, is to block out the outside noise. “Guys tend to get hung […]
Yankees, Mets hopefully emulate these New York baseball team’s historic late-season rallies
Well, here we are. It's September. For baseball, that means the final stretch. Four weeks to glory. Four weeks to misery. Four weeks to turn the story around, if you have the power to. There are two teams in baseball that are in the middle of it all. The Yankees, of course, have the more […]
Mets holding out hope Dedniel Nunez can pitch again this season
CHICAGO — Dedniel Nunez's right forearm tightness was enough to land him on the disabled list, but the next day there was growing optimism that the right-hander's season might not be over yet. The rookie relief pitcher returned to New York after finishing up a series at Arizona on Thursday. Nunez was originally expected to […]
Tylor Megill rebounds to back Mets to win over lowly White Sox
CHICAGO — Tyler Megill could have passed for a 1962 Mets player early in Friday's game, but by the time it ended, all was forgiven. Simply put, Megill got his act together against what may be the worst team in MLB history, the White Sox, and gave the Mets a chance to win. Megill pitched […]
Jesse Winker has gone from Mets heel to hero in matter of weeks
CHICAGO — Jesse Winker has been booed a lot since joining the Mets, but he's rarely been booed at Citi Field. Once the Mets' villain, he was now everyone else's enemy, and he was heckled, especially in recent weeks when the team played on the road in Seattle and San Diego. That's something his teammates […]
Dedniel Nunez returns to IL after brief Mets comeback
PHOENIX — The return of Dedniel Nunez, who was expected to bolster the Mets' relief corps, lasted just one appearance. The rookie right-hander returned to the disabled list Thursday with forearm tightness, a day after missing a relief appearance against the Diamondbacks. Nunez returned from the disabled list and pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings with […]
Edwin Diaz looked like completely different closer in Mets’ win
PHOENIX — Edwin Diaz made it look like a very easy win Thursday. This wasn't a closer who'd collapsed after allowing a game-changing home run the night before or three days before that. Three Diamondbacks batters came to bat in the ninth inning, and Diaz retired all three, including two by striking out, as the […]
Mets bounce back in rubber match with Diamondbacks
PHOENIX — Given the events of the night before, this may not have felt like a series win, but overall it was mission accomplished for the Mets on Thursday. Tyrone Taylor scored the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth, and Edwin Diaz got three outs in the bottom of the inning. The final […]
Pete Alonso on tying Mike Piazza on Mets’ all-time homer list
PHOENIX — Pete Alonso grew up thinking Mike Piazza meant the Mets, so tying the Hall of Fame catcher for third place on the franchise's all-time home run list was a surreal accomplishment, the first baseman said. That home run came on Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, when Alonso hit his 220th career homer. “[Piazza] “He […]